Lightbulbs, Pipers, and NeoConservatism

The chair of the Madison City Council proposed today that owners of rental property be required to use fluorescent lighting in all their properties. In response to the outrage at this, and the questions as to "if you're going to make owners of rental property do that, why not make everyone else do it as well?" the honourable 'Chairman King' retorted that he couldn't force every home-owner to, under current laws. The local news articles follow this quote up with the usual environmentalist trash about how great Madison is and such, stating "This is the first I've ever heard of a city in Wisconsin trying to do it. So I hope the city of Madison takes the lead and other cities will follow," My only comments: There's a reason no other city in Wisconsin is trying to do this! It's stupid. It seriously is utterly asinine and banal. It's just more of Madison in general, and Wisconsin in specific shoving an sort of business out of the area and replacing it with more and more government. For heaven's sakes, let people use whatever bulbs they please.

Ann Coulter was on Hannity last night. That was rather enjoyable. Seriously, she's like the Kennedy of the Right. It's hilarious. I also love how they always pair her up against some extreme leftist. It just makes both sides of the issue (and both figureheads) look insane, and makes me want to be a libertarian. As it was, it was rather funny, and I avoided the anarchist tendencies.

I've been reading some articles by John Piper. Very interesting. It's quite convincing, and I think I am finally getting most of the concepts of the reasons behind Reformed Theology rattled through my thick skull. I shall continue reading. In any case, I am fully opposed to Open Theology.

In consequence of the above, I had a bit of a discussion with some friends last week about the argument between Predestination and Free Will. We've had the argument before, but I realized something this last time. I was using the analogy that life is a book, and God wrote it, and then they said no, he didn't, he started it and we are writing it, be he knows what's going on. Now, having had some small experience writing, I know how rediculous that sounds, so I sat and thought about it. Now, there's no way in my mind God could have started the book, and just let things go as we take them without that taking away from God's power and majesty...so, that cannot be right in the least. So, I'm back to my original analogy that God wrote the book and not only knows exactly what will happen, but has planned it outside of time. I guess this puts me strongly in a predestination perspective, which is interesting, because it never really dawned on me before that that is in fact what I believe. I guess I had to contrast it with the views of my fellows to see how much I do indeed differ in beliefs from what I had thought (and succinctly closed the subject of by labelling them) were my beliefs.

I had progressed to step two of my college choice, in that I had decided to step away from Music, and therefore, away from one of the three colleges I have been accepted to, when I talked last night to the parents of one of my good friends (both of whom I respect very much) and they seemed to think it would be a mistake for me to give up music entirely. Consequently, I'm now back at step 1. I guess I'll just have to wait until I've visited the final of the three.

I can vote in the April local elections! Yay! (I'm probably the only conservative mind to join this new class of voters.....but whatever.)

I learned recently that modern conservatives aren't really conservative any longer. They use the system to further their ends and programs in just the same way as do the liberals. The only difference is the things they try to further. And that of course the conservatives goals are much greater...but I digress. Surprisingly, this did not depress me. It just made me realise that in the modern sense, I am neither a democrat, republican, conservative, liberal, libertarian, or Commie. I'm a Federalist of the most advanced form. Oh well. I guess the current political realm cannot label me truly either....not really a surprise.

I wonder if I could get elected if people really knew what I would do with absolute power? I doubt it....nobody any longer would want me to get rid of any bit of government. They love their precious programs and bloated government too much.

Ah, well, I'm off to work. I'm in the mood for a latte....