The ingenuity of our government continues to amaze me, no matter who is in the White House, although the current resident of the executive mansion does make me shake my head more than others. Here is his current plan to help shut down the North Korean plan to develop a working nuclear bomb:
Stop selling Apple iPods to North Korea.
Yup...that's the plan. Other banned items included in the plan are plasma TV's and Segway electric scooters. The U.S. government's first-ever effort to use trade sanctions to personally aggravate a foreign president expressly targets items believed to be favored by Kim Jong Il or presented by him as gifts to the roughly 600 loyalist families who run the communist government. Other items include cognac, Rolex watches, cigarettes, artwork, expensive cars, Harley Davidson motorcycles or even personal watercraft, such as Jet Skis.
I am sure there are no possible ways to get iPod's to Korea without our government knowing about it. So, if Kim Jong Il wants an iPod, he will have to stop his nuclear program. I'll buy that.
Along the same lines as this story, I have another one to tell you regarding government plans and bureaucratic rulings that happened to my own son.
If you have flown recently, you know that airlines now forbid you bringing any liquids on board an airplane., Now, my son Eric, as you may know, is a sergeant in the National Guard and is currently in Arizona, helping to guard the borders against intrusions by illegal aliens and drug runners.
When he and other members of the Washington National were first flown to Arizona, the Army brought in 3 chartered commercial airliners to McCord Air Force to transport the troops to the Yuma area. As the troops were boarding the planes, they were advised to discard all personal items that contained liquid, like water bottles, butane lighters, etc. Being good soldiers they followed orders.
Then they boarded the aircraft in an orderly manner...all carrying their M16 rifles!!!
True story.
I look forward to more great plans, rules, and regulations from our illustrious leaders. No more today as I am going to go listen to my iPod.
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