Redneck Royalty

I was skimming through the Wall Street Journal (online) and came across a video feed of Nikki Haley speaking to WSJ's Neil King.

The points that I took away from this coverage were:
1. South Carolina endorses cutting state spending on things that "government wasn't meant to pay for--aka 'the arts'."
2. Government is not "all things" for "all people"...
3. We need to look at the country as a whole--yet we need the government to understand that there are individual states that need individual rights/mandates.
4. Nikki Haley needs a stylist.


In response:

A GAO report just published findings that the federal government is spending between 100-200 billion dollars each year on multiple federal programs which characteristically do the exact same thing. One program in particular having processes within the FDA and the DA's offices. If the federal government can waste this much money on things like "processed egg safety" then why the hell can South Carolina not afford to teach people how to dye the eggs afterward?

I'm glad, too, that Nikki Haley made mention that government wasn't meant to be "all things" for "all people" (while still carrying on the idea that the federal government should bow to the dispositions of individual states). First--who makes up the state population? Individuals. Does every individual agree with Nikki Haley's propositions? No. Does Nikki Haley promote the idea of individual mandates for citizens of her state? No. Why then should the federal government--made up of individual states--make mandates to accommodate the grievances of each individual state? Believe me, Nikki Haley, we can tell by your outfit that you don't support artists...

If South Carolina really wanted to get itself out of its deficit it would legalize marijuana and gambling, line the streets with condoms and other contraceptives, and teach people the difference between the words "good" & "well".

What I've learned today in life, love and politics:
Life: If leaves were currency then money would grow on trees.
Love: ARTISTS vs. ALIENS
Politics: Headache.

All done in good humor...