Jon Galt, Jr.??
Ayn Rand’s famous character from Atlas Shrugged railed against big government and a nanny state. Many of us find inspiration in his words and actions to bolster capitalism;
“I ask for nothing more or nothing less than what I earn. That is justice. I don’t force anyone to trade with me; I only trade for mutual benefit. Force is the great evil that has no place in a rational world. One may never force another human to act against his/her judgment. If you deny a man’s right to Reason, you must also deny your right to your own judgment. Yet you have allowed your world to be run by means of force, by men who claim that fear and joy are equal incentives, but that fear and force are more practical.”
One of my favorite cartoons as a youth was Underdog. Have no fear, Underdog is here! Of all of Underdog’s protagonists, none were more irritating than scientist/inventor Simon Bar Sinister. One of his weapons was a machine that made snow. I can still hear him running around wreaking havoc yelling “Simon Says Go Snow.” 
The first and perhaps the most hated is former Republican Veep candidate, Sarah Palin. Sean Hannity calls it “Palin Derangement Syndrome.” The left was probably very disappointed that they did not get to choose the Republican VP candidate like they chose John McCain and took an instant dislike to her. From the price of her campaign wardrobe to who is the mother of her child to what she reads and most recently what she writes on her hand.
Many years ago I was fortunate to be invited on a school trip to Gettysburg National Military Park. That trip sparked a love affair with the city and the Civil War. If you are from below the Mason-Dixon line you would call it the War Between the States. A favorite book about that era is The Killer Angels which was the basis of a favorite movie, 
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Most of the media has focused on the tawdry affair between John Edwards and Reille Hunter and their “love child.” Former Edwards’ confidant, Andrew Young, revealed the details of the relationship in his new tell-all book. Maybe the most shocking part of the story is that people were actually shocked that Edwards was having an affair. I found it disturbing that Mrs. Edwards seems to have known about the affair during the presidential campaign.
Sorry this is not a baseball post. Those of us living in Pittsburgh with the hapless Pirates; holders of the longest losing streak of all professional sports (17 years and counting) don’t talk about much about professional baseball. Our president gave his first pitch at a State of the Union speech and apparently did not hit the strike zone. I confess to not watching as I could not bear to see Ms. Pelosi popping up every 30 seconds, Obama’s use of the words “I” or “me” a gazillion times or his 
I don’t know if you saw the suspense movie, When A Stranger Calls, but when the police made this call to the young lady in the house, chills went up my spine. The stalker was actually inside the house where everybody assumed that she was safe. Where we all think we are safe.
The health care legislation speeding train has been getting Americans upset for the last few weeks. Neither the left or the right are happy as the left wants so much more from the legislation and the right just wants you to die (at least