An Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly, rather true.
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:

Knowing when to come in out of the rain,
Why the early bird gets the worm,
Life isn't always fair, and
and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers:
I Know My Rights,
I Want It Now,
Someone Else Is To Blame, and
I'm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing

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Dan Eley spent years helping children on the streets of South America - now though it is him who needs help.

The 32 year old broke his neck in a swimming accident over the new year.

It took three days for Dan to be airlifted from a small local hospital to a medical clinic in Bogota, where he could receive the proper treatment.

But his insurance does not cover the the estimated £90,000 needed to get a specialist air ambulance to fly him home to the UK.

His family and friends have now launched an appeal to get him back to Britain.

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It seems that the government is going  ahead with a so-called tax on residential network connections  to fund the next-generation optical fibre access.  I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say I am not happy about this at all.

 

Government plans to legislate on its controversial broadband tax before the next general election have sparked angry criticism.

Stephen Timms, the Treasury minister in charge of implementing the Digital Britain plan, announced he will introduce the law in the next finance bill.

The confirmation that a charge of 50p a month on all land lines will go ahead was branded "an old economy solution to a new economy problem" by the Conservatives.

Mr Timms said: "It is vital for jobs and growth that Britain has a world-class digital infrastructure.

"I am wholeheartedly committed to plans set out in the Digital Britain white paper for a levy to ensure that over 90% of the country has access to next generation broadband by 2017.

"It remains our aim to legislate in a Finance Bill during the forthcoming Parliamentary session."

Jeremy Hunt, shadow culture secretary, said: "Rather than taxing Britain's hard pressed families further, we should be seeking to stimulate investment in broadband through the regulatory structure.

"Slapping on a broadband tax is an old economy solution to a new economy problem. Labour has run out of ideas and the taxpayer is being forced to pay the price."

There had been reports in recent months that the Digital Britain report, which was unveiled in June, could be derailed amid growing opposition.

But a spokesman for Mr Timms said: "There were reports it had been kicked into touch but this is not the case. He made clear it was the intention to introduce legislation on a financial bill."

 

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Today it was announced that yet another British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. Where is this all going to end? The only people who are going to suffer in this war are the troops who are sent there in the name of peace. There is no way on God's earth that they're going to defeat what can only be described as "an invisible enemy". The Taleban don't fight clean, how can we possibly compete against an enemy when you don't even know where they are most of the time?

Why they are sending soldiers out on foot patrols is something I just can't fathom out. This is tantamount to sending the troops out of the trenches in World War I. We are sitting ducks and they are just popping us off one by one. We are sending our troops out in flimsy vehicles that couldn't withstand a firework, let alone a huge roadside bomb.

Whilst our politicians are lining their pockets with our money, they are seriously neglecting our armed services. We haven't got anywhere near enough helicopters in Afghanistan. Lives are being lost because troops have to travel overland when it would be much safer to fly by air.

The majority of Afghans don't want us there anyway, as far as they are concerned, we have invaded their country and have just made things worse for a lot of them.

How many more troops do we have to see coming home in coffins before our stubborn government comes to its senses and pulls out of Afghanistan for good.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8168465.stm

There has got to be something wrong with a society where children under the age of five are able to gain access to firearms. The second amendments in the USA gives every US citizen the right to bear and own firearms. Even more bizarre is Castle's Law. This actually gives the right for any US citizen to use deadly means to protect their property. There is a case where a neighbour killed two men who were burgling his neighbour's house, they were running away at the time and he shot them both back with a shot gun. He got away with it scot-free. It does seem most Americans use the Second Amendment as an excuse to build up an arsenal of weapons. However the second amendment can be interpreted in different ways as you'll see if you follow this link. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/beararms.htm

You're always going to have tragedies like this if you live in a society where guns are so readily available. Any gun nut will not accept that guns are the problem, they always blame it on the person. To a certain extent that is true. But then look at it another way, if the gun wasn't in their home in the first place, children would not be able to get their hands on it.

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