A good friend of mine recently told me that American Democrats will soon think that by electing Obama, they have taken care of everything and can stop everything and relax. That was made incredibly clear to me last night when I was at a small gathering with close friends. I picked up a copy of Newsweek because I was drawn to the front cover which said "We Are All Socialists Now." In an attempt to gather opinion about the recent stimulus package, I mentioned that I thought that it was incredibly stupid. The responses? "Well, I don't really know much about it." "Yeah, I haven't been paying much attention."

How can people not pay attention when Congress and Obama are passing a nearly $800 billion bill? Why do people sit idly by and assume that this is the best possible option? I ask these questions not because I believe that I have an answer, but because I am genuinely curious.

So I went to the DC police station to find out about handgun ownership in the District. I got a pile of paperwork.