Must be tough to be a republican

Bush signs port security, online gambling bill

So this gets pushed through congress as a (literally) last minute addition to a port security bill, and the president signs it.

Why not make the bill stand on its own? Maybe because a huge percentage of people want to be able to gamble online, and it would never make it on its own. But never fear, just tack it on to an unrelated bill that no one in their right mind would vote against.

But what does port security have to do with online gambling? What? Huh? Oh. Nothing.

And why strike this blow that will only inconvenience casual online gamblers? Because it's October, and you need to give gamblers a reason not to vote Republican. Oh wait; Republican congress... Well, it's not like you can just open the US market to the industry, and regulate and tax the hell out of this billion dollar industry right? Oh wait; you can but won't. Well, it's not like making it harder to gamble online will only drive the industry underground where it can't be controlled and will fund crime syndicates... Oh wait; history shows us that it will... Well, it should be ok because there aren't that many people who gamble online. Oh wait; there are millions... Well, it's a good move anyways because the subjects can't be trusted to spend their own money responsibly, or regulate their own finances. Oh wait; the bill excludes fantasy football and horse races...

It must be hard to stand behind the party of personal responsibility and limited government when they're for regulation and back-door banning. I'm glad I'm a Libertarian, and have just decided to change my party status officially.