Archive for the ‘politics’ Category
Monday, December 1st, 2008
I don't usually post similar posts back-to-back, but occasionally the stupid comes fast and furious and I can't help but stand by and mock. Since this all is my blog, I can do that. So, with this in mind I present to you the latest in a long line of ...
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
One of the fun things about being a libertarian is that you really have no problem coming up with really good examples of bad government intervention. It's almost a given, and I think even the most statist of both my liberal and conservative friends would agree that Sturgeon’s Law applies ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
Republicans want a corporate-dominated State.
Democrats want State-dominated corporations.
Both polices, in practice, lead to nearly-indistinguishable corporatist political systems that border on Fascism.
Have a nice day.
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Joe the Plumber has written a book, or has had a book written for him. Now I have no gripe with the guy, and I bear him no ill will, but I will say that the details of the book "deal" seem sort of, well, odd. First off, ...
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Please note, these all come from a country with a chattering class that believes the United States is just this far from a totalitarian fascist state. (They may be right, but that isn't the point.) All via Weird Universe.
Bournemouth Council bans 18 Latin terms, including the word "via", because they're ...
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Friday, November 7th, 2008
I'm a pretty conservative/libertarian and I come from a liberal family, live in a liberal area of Ohio, and I work and play in fairly liberal venues. So I have noticed (especially on my recent trip south to my sister's wedding) that the last few years there seems to ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Today, thank whatever deity you might fancy, it will be over. At the moment, it looks as if Obama is the favorite. I thought I might list a couple of things I see as possible side effects of an Obama victory. (Sans gnashing teeth or messianic glee.)
Those who have a ...
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Well he's shocked, shocked I tell you. Quoth the Fed Chair who served under presidents and congresses of both parties, we're suffering from a "once-in-a-century credit tsunami." He explains his shockedatude by saying to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: "That is precisely the reason I was shocked ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
So you've heard about ACORN and its voter registration drives where convicted felons are registering Mickey Mouse to vote 72 times across at least 12 different states. Needless to say this is red meat to the RNC, and the conservative right. Sort of like Dick Cheney's connection to Diebold is ...
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
I think the mood of the country is drifting from "how can we fix it" to "how bad is it going to get?" It seems the choices we're being given are between Ford and Hoover, Gas Lines and Bread Lines, 1974 vs 1934. Well, I've been pondering some warning signs, ...
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