Friday, April 20, 2012

INDIA TESTS LONG-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE


India has just successfully launched an intercontinental missile capable of reaching far into China, and China doesn’t like it.  The West has remained silent on the test while doing everything it can to stop North Korean tests. 

COMMENTS:
I happen to agree with China.  Why is India so intent on a military buildup anyway?  Are they getting ready to take on Pakistan again?

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. Something I didn’t know excites me: the Republicans are suing Obama over his recess appointments last December that put the unions in control of the NLRB.  Do you think they’ll be successful?  (Boris ~ Van Nuys, CA)
A. Yes.  The appointments were illegal because Congress was still technically in session and no emergency existed. 

Q. Mike Reagan is spearheading an effort to make California’s State Legislature a part-time body.  He argues they spend too much taxpayer money on their meetings and have so much time on their hands that they are enacting too many laws.  I agree.  Could this also be applied to Congress?  (Patrick ~ Sacramento, CA)
A. Yes, and it should.  Congress was originally intended to be part-time with Members spending the vast majority of their time back home with their constituents so that they would be more in touch with what the populace wants.  The only things they are in touch with these days are their wallets and their lobbyists.   

Q. Why aren’t your blogs on Facebook or Twitter?  (Lila ~ Austin, TX)
A. I enjoy writing and do not wish to become a prisoner of social media outlets.  I enjoy good readership as it is without pledging my time and effort in those directions which would, in turn, limit my blogging time.   

TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Through a blog, an ordinary citizen such as myself can use the Internet, this thing invented by Albert Gore, to talk from my house to the U.S. capital and to make use of my right to point out to government officials and to the media when they are wrong.” ~ John Jay Hooker

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