Predicable future for Government Motors (formerly General Motors)

Now that the Feds have given money to the automakers and said automakers have taken the money, market forces have officially been removed from the auto market. When an entity takes a large sum of money from the Government they are now at the behest of the Government. Who is the Government? A collection of politicians and bureaucrats. This means the following will happen:

1. Removal of the business leaders from the company and replace them with bureaucrats and friends of those in political power. First thing Obama did was remove the CEO. The new leaders may look like business leaders but they will not make a single business decision without first consulting the political leaders for a political decision.

2. The company will change type of cars they make. This won't happen in one fell swoop. The current models will still be there but we will start to see a series of cars that no one wants but the politicians think are politically correct. For instance you will begin to see "Green friendly" cars - that suck and no one will want - as they begin to phase out the previous un-PC car models.

3. Once the Government realizes that no one wants the crap the the company is now putting out they will begin to pass laws to "encourage" the purchase of their cars. This may include tax breaks for those who purchase them. They will also begin to pass laws to "discourage" the purchase of any car not manufactured by Government Motors. This may come in the form of higher taxes and extensive regulation on a Non-Government Motors car which would drive up the cost of the "competition". It should be noted that any new regulations will not be enforced when it comes to Government Motors.

4. Ten to Fifteen years from now we will learn that Government Motors cars pollute the environment more than anything today and that no one enjoys driving them (except for the pony-tailed guy in the rich part of town). We will also learn that the executives at Government Motors have been overpaid through continuing government "loans" in order to funnel money back to the re-election coffers of the Democrat Party.

True Beauty analogy

There was a new reality show on this season that I found interesting to watch and was kind of hooked on. It was called "True Beauty". The premise was to put these gorgeous people into situations that tested their "inner" beauty through a multitude of hidden cameras. It was only after each was removed from the show that they realized that every moment in the house was being taped and observed.

After thinking about that a little I walked around my house and wondered, 'what if there were cameras all over here watching me? How would that change how I treated people?'

Then a scripture from Ecclesiastes came to mind "For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil." Ecc 12:14

Our whole lives are being monitored and watched - by a benevolent God who loves us and wants the best for us. It I live my life knowing that the greatest watcher in the univerise is watching and judging my every deed, how will that affect my life?

How many liberal messages can we fit in one episode?

Law and Order SVU was on TV last night in the background while I was working on something for my Church's website. Usually I can pick out the heroes and villains on this show easily based on what either unrealistic right wing comments they say or believe or what passionate left wing comments they espouse.

Last night's episode was one for the ages. It included the following:

• An abusive rich, white, controlling husband (who is a second amendment zealot), his helpless victim wife who goes back to him and is eventually killed by him during a fight.
• Negative portrayal of a pharmacist for defending herself from being attacked by a woman who wanted RU-486. 1. Because anything pharmaceutical is bad. 2. She expressed pseudo pro-life concerns.
  
• Sympathy for a woman who murdered her husband in 1974 and had been on the lam for 30+ years after initially tricking the DA and escaping. What was the turning point for the hard-ass DA to go from wanting her persecuted for breaking the law to sympathizing with her and recommending probation? Because the reason the woman escaped from the DA in 1974 was to seek her constitutional duty of aborting her baby. OK, she should have said that in the first place.
  

Lessons from episode:

1. If you are pregnant with your abusive husbands baby, make sure you explain to the DA that all you want is an abortion when you escape custody. Your sentence will be lighter.
2. If you murder your husband in his sleep, explain that you were abused even though there is no physical evidence 30+ years later. This one is troubling because it marginalizes the women who are actually being abused and makes all women less believable.
3. Abusive husbands are typically pro second amendment and rich.

The reason I am writing this blog is to criticize the simplistic, left wing writing of this episode. The portrayal of the bad people with noble beliefs and the use of the holy grail of abortion being once again the way to speak to the rational side of the good guys.