GOOFY THINGS & GOVERNMENTS

You don't have to look very long, or very hard, to find strange and unusual things, if you travel around this great country of ours. The picture above was taken from our ride on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad a couple of days ago. This goofy thing represents some sort of creature, made almost entirely from saw blades. This artist's yard was filled with other forms of what I will call "forest art", in the way of wood carvings, and chainsaw sculptures. Even though the train was not going very fast, most of these goofy things disappeared very quickly. Speaking of disappearing very quickly, if I had a magic wand, I would make a few (No, make that a lot), of politicians and bureaucrats disappear from the public payroll. The latest, and most absurd act by our federal government, is the lawsuit against Arizona, regarding the recent illegal alien law, signed by the AZ Governor. Due to a lot of misinformation, most of the media, and some of our Federal Politicians, including the President, have categorized this law as a potential "racial profiling law", when in fact, it specifically prohibits any form of racial profiling. When the illegal alien problem has gotten so out of control, and the Federal Government refuses to secure the borders, the state of Arizona has taken a proactive stance, and passed a law that essentially says the same thing as the Federal Law. What it boils down to is the fact that the Feds refuse to do their constitutionally mandated job, so, in order to try and control the problem, Arizona has stepped up, with it's own version of the federal law. What's so incredibly stupid about this lawsuit, is the fact that the Attorney General - Eric Holder, is suing Arizona for trying to do what the federal government will not do. The basic argument is that it's our responsibility, not yours. Well DUH, then do your job! By the way, there is no mention of racial profiling in the federal lawsuit. Right now, there are approx. 1,100 illegal aliens in the Maricopa County, AZ. jail, who are charged with violent crimes, ie. murder, robbery, rape, etc. If the so called smart people in Washington D.C. would just focus on this one violent aspect of the illegal immigration problem, you would think that it would get their attention, and they would be more willing to secure the borders. When I look at all of the wasteful spending of our taxpayer dollars, and particularly the millions that this lawsuit will cost us, I can't help but question whether these bureaucrats are working for us, as they should be, or, whether there are other agendas that have nothing to do with what's best for the U.S. Citizen. I think the frustration, and absurdity will continue, until the public rises up, and uses it's collective voice at the polling booths.