The federal nanny made itself another easy to use database and search engine so we serf-citizens can have an easier time finding out what is expected of us by big government. However, they may have carried things just a wee bit too far with what this web page sometimes suggests.

According to the controlling elite in Washington, "FirstGov(1) is intended to be your first resource to find any government information on the Internet, with topics ranging from business and economy to money and benefits to science and technology -- and everything in between!"

So, OK, we limited our search to 120 items and searched for regulations pertaining to cabbage. Over 120 regulations were found mentioning cabbage. On general information, we searched for toilet paper. Well, it appears that some government workers do not have enough work to keep them busy. Because, surprisingly enough, up came an interesting article from NASA describing how to unroll a roll of toilet paper with a leaf blower. And yes, they actually published that short "experiment."

It's when one asks for information on more esoteric things that this site goes places the federal government probably should not go. For instance, ask for the meaning of "truth" and a strange Clintonesque dissertation comes out beginning with: "Since a statement is a generator of predictions, it is true if it generates only true predictions. A statement that does not produce any predictions is, by this definition, true -- vacuously. …" Try it. Just type in "truth" and read the second item. It's almost interesting, in a convoluted sort of way.

We were alerted that, most interesting (or should that be "alarming"?), is the definition for "God." The first definition for God might be somewhat acceptable for the esoteric rant of a beginning philosopher off on a "trip" to the gray areas of epistemology, but it seems hardly appropriate on a federal government web page: "God: One or more hypothetical entities, normally invisible to humans, supposed to possess supernatural powers." The definition goes on for half a page.

Somehow, we feel that most Americans might have a little problem with this, in light of government's recent demands for separation of religion and government and all. This area is best left to the clergy.

So, we wanted to see just who the federal government would allow to publicly define truth and God(s) for the American people. This time, it was not an American bureaucrat. The main author is Francis Heylighen of Brussels, Belgium -- "co-director of the transdisciplinary research Center 'Leo Apostel' (CLEA), and editor of the Principia Cybernetica Project, an international organization for the collaborative development of an evolutionary- systemic philosophy."

The Principia Cybernetica Project, we find, "is about philosophy. But what is philosophy? Philosophy intends to answer the eternal questions: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going to? What is knowledge? What is truth? What are good and evil? What is the meaning of life?"

This kind of reminds us of the hippies of the late 1960s. All that is missing is the "like man" introduction to begin each question and the bongs in the back of the coffee shop. Heylighen already has the poetry.

Seriously though, it's clear why some American bureaucrats might be attracted to Heylighen's work. After all, as evidenced by the way they write their stupid regulations, bureaucracies want to keep everything just as complicated as possible for the American people. That makes the bureaucrats feel needed. And, as Heylighen admits, his main focus of research is "the evolution of complexity: how do higher levels of complexity emerge?"

A brief review of Heylighen's writing shows that he certainly knows complicated. What we would like to know is why the federal government is using him as an authority.(2)

(1) http://www.firstgov.gov/

(2) http://pcp.lanl.gov

Let's describe them by their results: Ronald Reagan is the person most responsible for the defeat of the evil empire. Al Gore is responsible for trying to prop up Russian communism again. Think not? Read on.

As reported in the new House Report: "Russia's Road to Corruption: How the Clinton Administration Exported Government Instead of Free Enterprise and Failed the Russian People"(1) by the Speaker's Advisory Group on Russia: "In April 1993, during his first meeting with President Yeltsin, President Clinton effectively delegated the management of U.S.-Russian relations to Vice President Gore. The charter of the U.S.-Russia Commission on Economic and Technical Cooperation, co-chaired by Gore and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, was eventually expanded to include the full range of U.S.-Russia relations."

Gore then picked Strobe Talbott at the State Department and Lawrence Summers at Treasury to help. This Gore-Talbott-Summers "troika" developed and executed all Russian policy decisions for the Clinton-Gore administration -- with no accountability or checks and balances within the administration or Congress.

Things were not much better on the Russian side, either. Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, ever the drunken buffoon, tried to rule by decree. And Gore's buddy, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, was so corrupt he managed to accumulate billions of dollars in personal wealth while in office.

When Gore was asked about the totally corrupt Chernomyrdin in Moscow a couple years ago, he replied, "friends have a right to be proud of friends." When asked just last July if Chernomyrdin was corrupt, Gore replied, "I have no idea."

Apparently, to Al Gore anyway, there was "no controlling legal authority" in Russia, either.

There was a grand window of opportunity, the most important foreign policy opportunity for America since World War II, for us to help Russia rebuild into a market based economy with true freedom and rights for the Russian people. But, instead of helping, the Gore-Talbott-Summers troika failed miserably. Russia is now afflicted by the worst economic depression in modern history. Crime and corruption are so extensive in Russia that capital flight far exceeds all foreign loans and investment. Many millions of Russians now live a miserable life, with little or no pay for labor, no real property rights and only minimal freedom. Government still owns most of the means of production and property.

Instead of "helping" the Russian people in their time of need, the Gore-Talbott-Summers troika had the U.S. Agency for International Development contract with Harvard's Institute for International Development to send people over to Russia. Their task was to help post Cold War Russia make the transition to capitalism.

Well, folks, there's a reason for the old saying,

"those who can't do, teach." The Harvard people obviously had absolutely no idea how to set up a market based economy, an equitable monetary system, a court system that protects liberty, fair property rights, or an honest central government. Instead, the Russians were led back to forming an overbearing central government, a new form of socialism and yet a different type of organized corruption.

But, if personal gain counts, the group from Harvard did quite well at enriching themselves. The problem is, they did absolutely nothing for the people of Russia. Rather, like Gore, the Harvard know-it-alls caused great harm to the people of Russia.

"The government got everything it contracted for under this contract," Harvard vice president and general counsel Anne Taylor was quoted as saying by The Associated Press last week after their people were formally accused of corruption.

Indeed. If what the Gore-Talbott-Summers troika wanted was to create an environment of rampant crime, government corruption and a state of misery for the general population, it got everything it contracted for. The goodwill the Russian people had for America and capitalism has nearly evaporated. Their government is returning to full communism. And, as we reported many times in the past, Russia is rearming and forming a military alliance with China against us.

(1) http://policy.house.gov/russia/home.html

For the past few years, people keep asking where I get the "news" and facts to write about. In truth, I am willing to pick up the telephone and talk with the principles involved in a topic. That's easier than it sounds, too, because, as many readers notice, I do not often directly quote sources. And, simply put, they don't have to be careful what they tell me because, unless expressly permitted, I will not be attributing the information to them.

So, a few months ago, when I heard from a source in the know that Clinton and Gore informed certain members of OPEC that they may quit pumping so much oil and drive oil prices up, I asked why. Russia and Mexico needed extra money to pay on their outstanding loans due American banks, I was told.

OPEC cut the flow of oil and drove fuel prices way up. Now, there is good evidence that they are planning to use that technique to affect our November election. There is a certain vice-presidential candidate certain OPEC countries do not want in office. Therefore, they may say they will pump more oil but, in fact, pump less for the rest of this year.

Now, I heard this information from two sources. One is in the oil business and another in government. And, as far as I know, they have no contact with each other. The first is fact, the second is still classed (by me) as just rumor for the moment. And, if I attribute this information, at least one of the sources will probably be itching to give me a bloody nose.

So, where can we find "early" breaking news and real facts to report that can usually be attributed? There are a number of places.

Everyone has probably been to the drudgereport.com page. Matt Drudge gets over 40-million "hits" a month there. That site is almost a lesson on how to be flamboyant on a simple web page. But, Drudge's fast moving style is interesting in both its content and its simplicity.

Not quite as popular yet is Cryptome.org, John Young's web page that often looks like an archive of spooksville documents. Currently prominent at Cryptome.org is a document describing the people chosen to evaluate the FBI's new Carnivore project to spy on e-mail undetected. At first glance, it looks as though the government hired spooks to investigate spooks. Typical.

Also, when we're talking Internet and technology, wired.com is a very good page to visit. At the time of this writing, there were a number of good articles on Carnivore available there.

For general information, Reference Desk (refdesk.com) has a little bit of everything one might want, from aircraft schedules to Olympics scores. The quotation search engines alone are priceless for writers. That page accesses 260+ search engines.

For major political news, I like the washingtontimes.com and its sister publication, insightmag.com. Both have a lot of in-depth reporting and are not afraid to be basically conservative. Better yet, they are hard-hitting when it comes to Washington scandals.

Capitolhillblue.com gets into some of the Washington scandals, too. Check out their series "America's Criminal Class: The Congress of the United States" for some insight on Congress. They bill it as "a five-part series on the collection of rogues, scoundrels and crooks who occupy the House and Senate."

And let's not forget worldnetdaily.com. Joseph Farah is a good writer in his own right. But, as managing editor, he joined together a number of good investigative reporters and editorialists and the web site always makes for an interesting read.

Less known is the Washington insider site editorialnetwork.com. "The Editorial Information Network (EIN) was created to serve as a primary conduit for columnists, opinion makers, journalists and Washington insiders to access the legislative and regulatory landscape in Washington DC." It's sometimes possible to take the pulse of the "Inside the Beltway crowd" on important issues there -- before they hit the popular news.

A good many news reports from the above sites and others can be found at Freerepublic.com. In fact, browsing Free Republic is one of the easiest ways on the Internet to keep up with the political news of the day. When members find an interesting article, they post it there for discussion by all. It is also free. But, even if you do not sign up as a member, we still would recommend browsing every day or so. Watch it, though. That site can get addictive.

Then, there's that uhuh.com web site. This newsletter is archived there by Forest Glen Durland. However, Forest has a few thousand other things posted there, too. For instance, nearly every presidential executive order available is there -- along with various other important documents that are hard to find.

We missed a few other great sites here, of course -- federalist.com and ncpa.org quickly come to mind. Generally speaking, most information is on the Internet somewhere. The problem is separating the wheat from the chaff. There is also a lot of useless garbage and rumor circulating the Internet, too.

Then again, political fun is also available.

For a little of that, wander over to http://www.geocities.com/politicalparody

Can anyone remember the real America?

When you left your front door open. When riots were unthinkable. When socialism was a dirty word. When the flag was a sacred symbol. When criminals went to jail. When you knew the law would be enforced and you would be protected. When the law meant justice, and you felt safe when you saw a policeman. When you weren't afraid to go out at night.

When taxes were only a necessary nuisance.

When a boy was a boy, and dressed like one. When a girl was a girl, and dressed like one. When gay meant to be happy. When children were disciplined without government intervention. When mothers stayed home to attend to their children, and most children had a father living at home.

When children learned in school and were able to read their diploma. When it was OK to mention God in school or see the Ten Commandments hanging on a public building's walls. When children carried frogs to school, not guns.

When the poor were too proud to take charity. When clerks and repairmen tried to please you. When college kids swallowed goldfish, not acid. When lawyers were held in high esteem. When songs had a tune, and words that made sense.

When young men tried to join the Army and Navy. When people knew what the Fourth of July stood for. When you never dreamed our country would lose. When people respected the office of President of the United States. When politicians proclaimed their patriotism and meant it.

When a Sunday drive was a pleasure trip, not an ordeal. When you bragged about your hometown or state. When everyone didn't feel like the government owed them a living or a college education.

When people expected less and valued what they had more. When everyone knew the difference between right and wrong. When things weren't perfect -- but you never expected them to be. When you weren't made to feel guilty for enjoying dialect comedy. When our government stood up for Americans, anywhere in the world. When you considered yourself blessed to have a good job, and proud to have it. When freedom of speech did not mean hate talk. When the role models were parents or great Americans, not self-centered druggies of the sports world.

When America was a land filled with the free, proud, brave, confident. hardworking people!

Lloyd Rogers is retired Campbell County, KY Judge-Executive and a free lance writer. He recently decided he did not like retirement and directed his seemingly boundless energy towards becoming a Realtor. The above piece was originally published with the title, "America the proud has lost her way."

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