I think I'm going vegetarian

Just this morning I heard that 2 million pounds of pistachio nuts have been recalled for fear of Salmonella poisoning. It has got to the point where I can't eat anything anymore. This is the second item in a few weeks to be pulled off the shelves for fear of contamination (peanuts for those who don't remember). What has happened to the food industry? Every week it seems there is another scare over Salmonella or E Coli or God knows what else. Has the entire food industry grown complacent about basic sanitation procedures? Do people just not give a shit anymore? Are we going to all end up wearing contamination suits for fear of touching anything?

The irony is it doesn't just stop at food; the problem has spread into the hospitals as well. Cases of staph infections are on the rise and now MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)is growing leaps and bounds and also the c diff bacterium (this is what my mother died of). Good God people let put an end to it. If we can eradicate small pox and other vicious diseases we can eradicate these as well or at least reduce them to isolated instances.

In God We Trust

I received an email from a friend that had a link to MSNBC asking people to vote if the inscription "In God We Trust" should be taken off our currency. Hell no!! This shouldn't even be an issue! This nation was formed on Christian principles and the majority of the population is Christian. I am sick and tied of watching this great nation go down the toilet because a minority of atheists don't like our ideals. To Bad!! If you don't like it get out. They say this is a free nation but is it really? It seems are freedoms are being taken away one by one. For Christ sake you can't even say Merry Christmas anymore it has to be Happy Holidays. God forbid there is a Christmas program on the television or a display out in public. Has our government forgot who comprises the majority of the people in this nation and who has the voting power or is it they just don't have any balls. I opt for the later. Thank God 87% of the people agree with no change. In God We Trust; You bet!

Sick and tired of the Killing

It has been a long time since I ranted so I picked this one to start again.

Are you sick and tied of the killing? It seems you can't pickup a paper, a magazine or other periodical, listen to the radio or TV and not hear about another senseless murder. Nine in Alabama, I think it was 6 in a German school, countless drive bys and yet the government wants to take away our handguns and put more gun control on. What sense does this make, the perpetrators will only get them from the black market; gun control will not stop that? I am not an advocate of violence, but maybe it's about time that the American people start arming themselves. Guns do not murder people, people murder people.

If nut cases are going to shoot at us than I say, shoot back. Blow their miserable asses away. People in the old west were not afraid to walk on the streets at night. It's time to arm our police to fight against this crap. If villains are going to carry assault rifles then our police should carry Uzis. If the criminals are packin Uzis then our police need Gatling guns. Nothing like a little puff the magic dragon to even the score. I am all for peace, but if peace takes a little of Teddie Roosevelts way of achieving it then go for it.