Comments on: An ombudsman? For CPSIA?

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:15:29 +0000

The CPSIA debacle did not rise from government per se, but rather from the inherit stupidity of the American people (Europe with its precautionary principle is just as bad.) and a media that works up anxiety. Every newscast that I have seen that mentioned damage from the PB oil spill talks about decades of recovery. The surface oil disappeared witinh three days of capping the well. No fish were ever harmed because the oil was on top of the environment of the fish. Shore and marsh damage was limited.

When lead is mentioned in news casts, it is an absolute toxin at even barely discernible levels. There is no evidence for this. People, including those who lost their business, go along with the grotesque overstatements of the lead nuts. Government agency failed because it did not truthfully inform the citizenry of the extreme overstatement of risk by the lead nuts. It is the malfeasance of government, not government itself, that has let us down.

By: Amy Alkon

Amy Alkon — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:47:30 +0000

My neighbor doesn’t need an ombudsman to tell her that she can’t afford $4K in testing per game for four games. These are board games made from silkscreened organic cotton with hand-cut wood pieces. They were supposed to help her family make ends meet. Now they’re packed in boxes in her garage. The more government we have, the worse our lives are. When will people get that into their heads?

By: Sarah Natividad

Sarah Natividad — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:05:51 +0000

Yes, a feckless ombudsman– someone to hear you scream as the CPSC bends you over their knee and beats you bloody– THAT’s going to help.

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:10:32 +0000

I wonder if Ireland could apply to sell beaded step dance costumes in the United States. Upon refusal of a permit because of CPSIA, Ireland could sue under TWO that CPSIA had no logical basis. The vaccine court took the wind out of the moronic vacine/autism cause. Maybe something can be done about lead nuts.

I realize that my idea did not work for GMO’s. Prayer and lighting vigil lights isn’t working either. DRAT!

By: BG

BG — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:59:30 +0000

Perhaps Sebelius could do the same for Healthcare Reform.
(yep, a bit o’ sarcasm)

By: ras

ras — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:08:50 +0000

So the CPSIA folks want to expand their empire AND tout that they even have an ombudsman to “prove” their compassion? Color me cynical.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:58:01 +0000

What a disaster.