Why I am a libertarian, in less than 100 words.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission itself unwittingly demonstrated how tricky the toy-safety business was. In 1974, the commission recalled 80,000 of its own lapel buttons promoting toy safety. The buttons had paint with too much lead, sharp edges and clips that could be broken off and swallowed.
I originally found this reference on Wikipedia, on the entry for “irony.” Including this sentence, that’s 75 words.
This isn’t the end. The end was passed a long time ago. This is simply the epilogue. – Robb Allen
Please note: there is quite a bit more, after the break. Just didn’t want to throw all this up onto the front page…
So, ObamaCare passed the House. There’s a chance it might be stopped, but we can only hope and pray. It’s foolhardy to stand between the masses and their “bread and circuses,” after all.
Who shall guard the guardians? An old question… who will oversee those we set in positions of power? If we have to watch the watchers constantly, it would be better to simply do the watching ourselves.
First video is courtesy of Dr. Lott. Second is from the Glenn Beck program.
Keep stoking the fire, Congress. As it stands, you’ll be out of a job after your next election– keep it up, and your name will be Mudd:
And Matheson. If your vote changes just because your brother just happened to get a federal judgeship… (convenient timing, that) Utah won’t just kick you out of office. Your name will become a swear word. You’ll be remembered forever as a sellout who betrayed the people of rural Utah who were dumb enough to think that just because you were a democrat, you wouldn’t totally suck. I hope you’re cool with that. – Larry Correia
Jennifer put it even more simply:
Remember, Remember
Health Care in November
Vote Buying, Treason, and Plot
I know of no reason the Slaughter House Treason
Should ever be forgot
Best counter I’ve seen so far is here. Keep watch, friends– and pray.
I don’t drink. Seen too many people destroy themselves to ever try drugs. Don’t chase skirts (no male in the family has, since great-grandpa taught us the secret of courting a woman). I’ve even given up most of my guilty food pleasures.
But a man’s gotta have some vices, and I like a cigar or a pipe every now and then. Which will be much more expensive soon. (sigh) Well, looks like I’m gonna have to start making the ‘shine, like Gramps did. Maybe grown my own tobacco.
I try hard to keep my libertarianism in check, but it’s becoming harder and harder…
(H/T Sebastian)
The TSA, which could not stop a guy from bringing a bomb onto an airliner even after his own father dropped a dime on him, managed to catch one of the bloggers who published the TSA security memo released after the attack. Please note that the memo wasn’t classified.
(H/T Breda)
So, to salvage this week, I have three good news items.
First, Oprah will stop showing up on the boob tube– in 2011. Starting in 2012, her only media exposure will be when she appears on the cover of her magazine, which is every month. (H/T Tam)
Second, the Wall Street Journal blog asks whether the MacDonald case will cause a Constitutional reawakening. As Uncle says… that’s the plan. Here’s to Alan Gura’s continued success.
Lastly, Ron Paul’s “Audit the Fed” bill came out of committee. Add to this the fact that “Turbo Tax” Tim is getting grilled. But he’s still blaming the Republicans… naturally. (H/T Uncle)
Now, for the last bit of business. Harry Reid is trying to take a test vote this weekend to get the “health care” bill onto the floor. Contact your Senators and let them know that you don’t want this to happen. Remind them that 1) their seat will eventually come up for election and 2) if this “overhaul” works like it has in every other country, people won’t be happy. Heck, even a quick look at the taxes involved makes my blood pressure spike.
Well, now we’ve done it. Mike will be loading the catapult right about now. Remember, folks… picnics at the bullseye are not advised.
On a more serious note, if I hear one more “Our government should have taken that money and…” I will be spending time in a padded cell. Look, NASA is probably the one government agency that provides a return on investment. If we had given THEM the billion dollars in pork, we’d have flying cars now.
