Here is the stupidest thing I've heard today----
RawStory:
As radiation particles from the nuclear hazard in Japan send residents fleeing and make their way across the Pacific Ocean, one U.S. senator introduced a plan to get rid of the agency that regulates nuclear safety.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) unveiled his five-year budget plan Friday, a radical and ambitious proposal that would -- among other things -- eliminate the U.S. Department of Energy, onetwo federal agencies charged with overseeing America's nuclear capabilities.... of the
.....Paul's proposal to balance the budget by 2016 would also kill the Departments of Education, Commerce, and Housing and Urban Development. It would cut military spending by 6 percent while leaving Social Security, Medicare and war funding in tact....
I wonder how many people think that Rand Paul is a freakin' genius. Where do these Republicans come up with these incredibly ignorant ideas? In the middle of a nuclear disaster, Rand Paul suggests doing away with oversight of nuclear energy.
The Department of Energy, Education, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development have always been the targets of the Republicans. They'd rather risk safety than stand in the way of free market nuclear development. The Republicans want the federal government out of our lives, but they insist on sticking their noses in between a woman and her gynecologist.
