Kurmudkin's Top 10 of 2013

What better and more practical way is there to reflect on the past year and the year to come then with a cadre of top 10 lists. All this week I'm going to strain the old brain to come up with some off the cuff lists that you won;t find anywere else. And what better way to kick off a list of unique lists then one that focuses soley on me! Here to kick of the year in review is a top 10 list of Blog posts based on number of hits and likes from my very own blog.

10. Meanwhile, Back at the White House - 4/15/13 - While showing solidarity in the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombings, Congress and the White House passed, at neck breaking speeds, legislation that removed a near unanimously passed law for themselves to disclose personal financial data that was relevant to the laws that they passed. The irony that this was signed into law on tax day was not lost on me.

9. The NSA makes me as Mad as... - 8/16/13 - Where I try to liken the contempt I hold for the NSA and their domestic 'Information Gathering' enterprise with comparisons to nudity in films and Rodeo Clowns.

8. From My Cold Dead Hands - 1/18/13 - Reflecting on the Sandy Hook Tragedy and one of the early attempts in 2013 for the President to simply create law with little regard for the whole process of debating and passing a law first.

7. Feel Good News Stories - 4/22/13 - It's not all pessimism and angry grandstanding on this blog. Once in a while we look at the better side of human nature, usually to the personal benefit of my blood pressure.

6. Paying Bills the Government Way - 8/15/13 - After years of records breaking debt and defecits, the federal debt magically stopped growing for several months. Hmmm...... 

5. Practice What You Preach - 6/19/13 - A rare hat tip to certain members of congress for requiring themselves to enter the Obamacare program just like the rest of the country. Only to discover that they will still receive a 70+% discount and have plans offered in the D.C. Healthcare exchanges exclusive to capitol hill.

4. White House Scandals Explained. - 5/14-13 - Spoiler alert, it's zombies!

3. What Was She Thinking? - 11/1/13 - A review of one of the many infamous misstatements of Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sabelius. In this hearing before congress, Ms. Sabelius states she would be breaking the law if she entered Obamacare. 

2. Poll: Who is to Blame for the Government Shutdown? - 9/27/13 - Trying to get a feel for where readers of this blog find that fault of why barricades were being placed in front of national monuments. The results favored heavily towards the White House and Congressional Democrats. Despite my personal bias that the American People need to make better decisions come election season.

1. A Race to the Bottom - 10/3/13 - I don;t know if there is a better, all encompassing, tagline for what happened in pop culture and politics in 2013. The article is a response to a gut wrenching answer Senator Harry Reid gave to a question from the media not only is a display of utter contempt held by many in Washington, but is a fantastic display of utter hypocrisy. The other line in his response that didn't get enough attention at the time was "What this is all about it Obamacare, they are obsessed, I don't know what other word I can use... It's working now, and it will continue to work and people will love it even more then they do now by far." Note that this was said the day after Healthcare.gov launched and was unraveling before their eyes.

Thanks to everyone who reads this blog and making it worth my time to spew the occasional thought or political slander.