Two pieces of news have surfaced this week that show without a doubt President Barack Obama hates children.
First, he signed an amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Information Act. The CPSIA had previously required ordinary children’s books to be sent to a third-party testing facility, but the amendment exempts them from this requirement, allowing each printer to test its own books for lead content. Obama must want all children to die of lead poisoning! (Since the amendment passed the House of Representatives, though, Obama can pass this off as Republicans wanting to kill children.)
Second, he allowed the Transportation Security [sic] Agency to loosen its proscription on footwear. The TSA had previously required all airline passengers to remove their shoes to avoid people blowing up planes using shoe-concealed explosives, but this change allows children under 12 years of age to wear their shoes at all times. Obama must want all children to blow up their feet!
I write this tongue-in-cheek style to provoke you to react to these stories. By offering an outlandish interpretation, I hope to wean you off the concept of using government to provide the impossible promise of safety.
