Over the last few decades, huge sums of money have been spent as part of SETI, the search for signs of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. It seems to many that it is time to refocus this effort. We would all be better served if researchers started instead to look for signs of intelligent life in Washington.
In just the last week, the Obama administration decided to delay the small business exchange for Obamacare for a year without postponing the new insurance requirements for small business. What this means, in a nutshell, is that Obamacare will still mandate the cancellation of millions upon millions of small business policies, but the mechanism in Obamacare which was supposed to enable all those companies to find new insurance easily and in an inexpensive manner will not be working this year. That will leave tens of millions of small businesses trying to use a greatly overburdened existing system to get new insurance for all these employees. Can you say CHAOS?
At the same time, Obama announced a deal with Iran about which Teheran already says Washington is lying. Obama has made a big deal about an agreement without the two sides even being able to agree what is actually in that agreement. Can you say IDIOCY?
I could go on and on down the list. The point is that it has been quite a while since the federal government did something that seemed even somewhat intelligent. There may be some sort of intelligent life in Washington, but, if so, it is being suppressed.
In just the last week, the Obama administration decided to delay the small business exchange for Obamacare for a year without postponing the new insurance requirements for small business. What this means, in a nutshell, is that Obamacare will still mandate the cancellation of millions upon millions of small business policies, but the mechanism in Obamacare which was supposed to enable all those companies to find new insurance easily and in an inexpensive manner will not be working this year. That will leave tens of millions of small businesses trying to use a greatly overburdened existing system to get new insurance for all these employees. Can you say CHAOS?
At the same time, Obama announced a deal with Iran about which Teheran already says Washington is lying. Obama has made a big deal about an agreement without the two sides even being able to agree what is actually in that agreement. Can you say IDIOCY?
I could go on and on down the list. The point is that it has been quite a while since the federal government did something that seemed even somewhat intelligent. There may be some sort of intelligent life in Washington, but, if so, it is being suppressed.
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