The EPA and the coal companies seem to be continuously at war. They are always fighting in court over the amount of pollution released into the air. The decisions of the courts play an important part in the fighting. Recently, Texas sued for a stay against their coal companies so that they have more time to implement safety precautions.

The state of Texas has won the latest round of fighting as the court granted them more time to design cleaner ways to produce their energy. The EPA has said that it will wait for awhile but will continue to try to enforce the necessary laws to provide for public safety.

I think that it’s about time that congress gets smart. It seems that they are doing so by the announcement that they plan to freeze some of the money that is going to the country of Pakistan. Pakistan has repeatedly broken the rules set by the U.S. and has helped our enemies plan their attacks on innocent U.S. citizens.

I don’t believe that we should help this country in any way. Cutting off their funding may make them think twice about who is with them and who is not. I hope it works.

One item in the news that has me puzzled is the fact that many people are rolling their own cigarettes. By doing so, people can save a lot of money if they spend the time to do it. Some state governments are against the practice and are trying to have it outlawed. I don’t agree with this.

I smoke and I have had occasion to roll my own cigarettes. To have the government tell me that I should pay taxes for this is wrong. I say that people should have the right to do what they want without government interference.

Once again, congress is pandering to special influences instead of doing what is right. This time school lunches are the forum and our kid’s health is at stake. In order to save money, some in congress are proposing a law that allows questionable choices for school lunches.

One item that has many frustrated is the fact that ketchup can be counted as a vegetable. This has food experts going out of their minds. I would ask congress to consider that their kids were in public schools and what they would like for them.

I was happy when I heard that our president finally signed in a new law that will help our countries economy. The new law will help speed up the process it takes to approve new patents. There is currently a large backlog of about 700,000 patents waiting to be approved.

The new law is sponsored by democrat Patrick Leahy and republican Lamar Smith. I am glad that they are finally able to agree on something and start working together. The law will enable people to have their new ideas be approved quickly and will help the economy grow.