No Bailouts for States

There is a problem looming in the future for these United States. Some of the big states, California, New York, and a couple others I can't remember now, are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Since the US govt. has set a precedent of bailing out businesses they deemed 'too big to fail' there is no doubt that these states will turn to the Federal Govt. for help to protect them from going under financially.
We must not do this. These states have been run by liberal, democrat leaders who have used their policies to create these difficulties and the only way for the voters to have a clear choice as to what works and what doesn't is to keep the playing field fair. These elected officials must stand on their own, prove their policies work, or admit that they don't work and make changes; the kind of changes conservative wish to make.
Last summer as we drove through Southern California for our annual beach trip, I was struck by large number of expensive cars around me. I'm from the humble state of Utah and had just driven through an equally humble state, Nevada. The average citizen in these states does not have anywhere near the money that the average citizen in California has. There was so much money driving around me, so much money in their stores, businesses, homes, entertainment, etc. The thought that California would DARE ask for money from poorer states to pay for the expensive services and pensions they've put in place is an outrage.
So, I say, if California citizens wish to continue spending money at this rate, fine. But they should pay for it themselves and not ask for any money from the rest of us. And, they'd better pay back the millions of dollars a day that they are presently borrowing from the Federal Government as well.

Religion and Politics coexisting together....?

Religion and Politics are two subjects that can be touchy--and when they are mixed, they can be volatile. I used to post and read a religious message board on a regular basis which had a 'no politics' stance. If a poster brought politics into a discussion the moderators would close the thread and bark in red ink and caps 'NO POLITICS'. As is usual among boards, exceptions were made if the person was one of the favored posters; a scholar or long time member--but for the average participant, this was strictly verbotin. They felt, as many others do that we were incapable of discussing religion and politics together without the conversation descending into name calling and vitriol. My hope is that in my posts here, I can do better.