Freedom, where art thou?

And then there was this:  NM Supreme Court Finds Refusing to Photograph Gay Wedding Illegal  <http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/356498/nm-supreme-court-finds-refusing-photograph-gay-wedding-illegal-sterling-beard>.

If we are to the point where the government can force owners of a business to service a client against their religious conviction, then we have reached a grave point of departure in our society.  Such is the point where communism and fascism overtake freedom and liberty.

Two very different but very interesting links

Daily treasury debt hasn't changed in 87+ days <http://cnsnews.com/news/article/treasury-ran-98-billion-deficit-july-debt-stayed-exactly-16699396000000> [You can check it yourself on Treasury's site here <https://www.fms.treas.gov/dts/index.html>]

Surprisingly pro-business, pro-personal-responsibiliy speech by Ashton Kutcher at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNXwKGZHmDc>

The first feeds into my desire to stock up on tin foil hats and discount every single word the government says.  The second, makes me think maybe, just maybe, there might be a chance to turn things around.  Especially if such high profile types assert themselves in such public arenas.

Time will tell which one eventually wins the day.