A License for Everything!

Meet Mike Rome. He's from the Louisianna State Florists Association and he wants to shut down your flower shop if you don't have a licensed florist on the premisis. Is this for real? Apparently so.

It used to be that service professionals were licensed to protect the public from threat to their health or threat to their property. Now, it's come to this. Thank you John Stossel for this report on the ridiculous state of over-legislation.

A Modern Parable -- Does it Remind You of Anything Else?

Thanks to Dr. Mercola of mercola.com for this!

Doctors Warn Against H1N1 Vaccine Risks

I'm not sure which is more disturbing--the spread of this disease or of the strong-arm tactics being used to force people to get vaccinated. This is scary stuff. There's more info and discussion over at mercola.com.