Monthly Archives: June 2016

Revisiting the Gas Tax Conundrum

Money car

 

Today I will once again revisit the gas tax conundrum. As of today our wonderful legislators are considering a gas tax that would add 23 cents per gallon to supposably fund the repair and upkeep of our roadways.  In reality it would not fully fund the Transportation Trust Fund and the state will still have to sell bonds. By the way if you believe that the fund is going broke, you are being mislead because there is no dedicated fund at this time and all the monies from the gas tax go into the General Fund. So it cannot really go broke at all! Continue reading Revisiting the Gas Tax Conundrum

This past weekend

Pulse attack Orlando FL

 

This past weekend (early morning hours of Sunday) all hell broke loose at a nightclub in Orlando Florida when a terrorist decided to destroy the lives of members of the LGBT community; just because he hates them. The slaughter of forty-nine human beings by a home grown terrorist who had a problem with those who were not just like him shows how low ISIS will go in trying to destroy our morale. Continue reading This past weekend

The bullying policy is running amok!

Bullying

 

The bullying policy is running amok! Your local school boards, superintendents and teachers have created an atmosphere that stifles the rights of students. They do have rights and one of the most important is the right to freedom of self expression. Continue reading The bullying policy is running amok!

What is the United States Air Force X-37B?

USAF X-37B

 

What is the United States Air Force X-37B? It is a secret unmanned (robotic) space plane that has been on four missions with one over a year in orbit.

The space plane looks like a miniaturized adaptation of NASA’s space shuttle. It is 29 feet long and a little under 10 feet tall with a wingspan of almost 15 feet. The manned space shuttles were 122 feet long with a wingspan of 78 feet. Continue reading What is the United States Air Force X-37B?