Chicago, Illinois, the home of Barack Obama and liberal gun banners, has always had a high murder rate by guns. Every time there are more shootings, they pass more restrictive gun laws until they outright banned them.
The Supreme Court recently heard the case against their ban and should decide shortly. 
March 11, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Business, Travel
A while back Congress passed a bill of rights for airline passengers. At that time I called and let my congress people that this bill was a waste of their time. We cannot trust Congress with our Original Bill of Rights, so what made everyone think they would do better with one they wrote themselves?
First of all, air travel is not a “right”. It is a product you purchase. You put down your money for travel between point A and point B for a particular time. 
March 11, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Food
The New Your Assembly has a bill that bans the use of salt in all restaurants.
A10129 was introduced on March 5th.
“PROHIBITION ON SALT; RESTAURANTS. 1. NO OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A RESTAURANT IN THIS STATE SHALL USE SALT IN ANY FORM IN THE PREPARATION OF ANY FOOD FOR CONSUMPTION BY CUSTOMERS OF SUCH RESTAURANT INCLUDING FOOD PREPARED TO BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES OF SUCH RESTAURANT OR OFF OF SUCH PREMISES.”
If this passes, we will see the ratings of its restaurants plummet quicker that Obama’s popularity in the last year.
It will be hard to find even a one-star eatery, let alone one with 5 stars.
Go to Philadelphia to eat for now. At le3ast their legislators are not foolish enough to mess with their Philly Cheesesteaks.
March 11, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Liberty, Politics, Random Wanderings

A letter from a very dear friend of mine sparked a trip down memory lane. I mused over the great times spent with the Bush for President people during the 2000 campaign for over nine intensive months and the following 2004 campaign on a less-intensive basis. 
February 23, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Global Warming
I’m mad and I’m not going to take it anymore! Those GW people have finally become the proverbial straw that broke the junkie’s back.
No not those GW people, but these GW people: the Global Warming scientists. Three scientists (Mark Siddall, Thomas F. Stocker & Peter U. Clark) could be responsible for my losing millions of dollars. 
February 13, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Random Wanderings

To plagiarize Shakespeare, “That is the question”. Oooo, maybe not plagiarizing, since I changed the BE to a DUMMY and game the old bard credit for the rest of the phrase.
Now, in the interest of being totally up front, I do not receive any royalties or fees of plays or books from anyone or organization related to Shakespeare or his works. I also do not have any ties to CNN. OK, you nearly caught me in a lie there, as I do have a tie to CNN: I distrust them as being balanced as a news organization. 
February 8, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Global Warming
I really want to try and defeat Barbara Boxer in 2010. She, along with my friend’s adorable Boxer are both full of $%@*. Please do not infer from this statement that I think Barbara “Ma’m” Boxer is adorable. 
February 6, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Terrorism and Torture
Time and time again, we have been presented with an airplane in danger and the TSA and their air marshal program was as useless as Breasts on a Bull, and that is putting it mildly. They completely blew it.
Instead of making all of us take off our shoes (and maybe even underwear if the idiots in charge make useless regulations like they did with “Rich Da Shoebomber”) and hand searching granny, the TSA should do some intense profiling ala how the Israelis do. They have had a great record since they started. 
February 6, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Global Warming

The biggest snow storm is recorded history for this time of year is foretasted for the Washington DC area. If you own stock in Al Gore’s carbon credit company, I have some advice for you: SELL, SELL, SELL!
But there is much more behind the Storm of All Recorded History. 
February 5, 2010, By Fred Hoot in Terrorism and Torture
Halfway through the flight right after dinner, both the redhead and the hunk go through their carry on baggage and pull out syringe kits. They have been allowed to take these aboard since they have medic alert tags hanging from chains around their necks. In fact, you noticed the redhead’s red tag dangling between her endowments earlier. 