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This quote is said to be from Ronald Reagan:

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

That brought a smile to my face. I wonder who wrote that? I doubt it was actually Reagan.

In reply, looking at America, not everything is taxed, regulation is necessary to protect the people, and not everything that stops moving is subsidized.

The recent oil well debacle with BP certainly shows the need for regulation and enforcement of that regulation. With proper regulation and enforcement, this disaster might not have ever occurred.

On Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI was in Sulmona, Italy, saying that priests play an important role in the world in spite of "... all our weaknesses".

The Pope had traveled to Sulmona to honor Celestine V, a 13th-century pope who resigned, saying that he was not up to the task. Oh, how the days have changed since then...

Or had they? Was Celestine V the exception that proves the rule?

As usual, the Pope did not directly speak of the clergy sexually abusing the youth who were place in their care, the youth who they were trusted to take care of. Instead the Pope obliquely referred to the scandal, saying "for all our weaknesses, still priests are a precious presence in life."

Celestine V became pope in 1294 at age 85, resigning just a few months later.

Rape and other victims, victimized at seminars, schools and other church-run institutions have come forward. They have accused priests of abuse and bishops of concealing crimes to protect the church's name.

Benedict XVI has talked of change and begged for forgiveness. People are tiring of words. They want to see the church act.

And the winner of the U.S. open is not Tiger Woods. While we would all love to play the kind of golf he played, he was not the old Tiger. He made mistakes the old Tiger did not make.

He appears to have lost his killer instinct. A victory for morality and a loss for golf...

Many Americans are so upset by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that they are thinking of boycotting oil. They can stop using their cars and bike-ride or walk. Wait, bikes and sneakers have oil products in them. Everything today has oil in it: carpeting, computers, clothing, toothpaste, and more. Petrochemicals, chemicals that come from oil are everywhere, including in our blood.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested humans and found 180 products in our blood that started as natural gas or oil. Almost everything we do every day is touched by petrochemicals. For an example, look at shampoo: plastic cap, seal and the label. The ink is from petrochemicals; the glue that keeps the label on is from oil or gas.

We can see the results of this use in the Gulf of Mexico and the hormone problems in people and animals. Until we have an accident or problem, life is more comfortable and more convenient. Before petrochemicals milk and soda containers were glass and desks heavy wood. We lived without computers or cell phones and with very little air conditioning.

We need something to replace oil and petrochemicals, something safe and plentiful. Will we find it?

American second grader Daisy Cuevas appeared on television with First Lady Michelle Obama, innocently endangering her undocumented Peruvian parents. An estimated 12 million immigrants live in the United States illegally; Daisy's parents are two of them.

As Daisy was born in the U.S., she is automatically an America citizen. Daisy's mother is not. Daisy mistakenly mentioned on television that her mother was an illegal immigrant. Her mother went into hiding, fearful of being deported.

Officials at immigration have stated that they are not hunting for Daisy's mother, explaining that investigations "are based on making sure the law is followed and not on a question-and-answer discussion in a classroom." Daisy's mother still asked the AP not to name her or her husband. Juica, Daisy's father, asked the news agency not to take photographs of him or other relatives in Peru.

Young Daisy is now a celebrity in Peru. President Alan Garcia spoke to reporters last week: "I'm really proud that a young girl of Peruvian origin is highlighting the enormous problem with Latin American immigration in the United States."

Although we cannot see this problem being solved, we hope we are wrong.