Quotes

"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"

"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain

Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”

If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill

"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero

As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”

"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler

"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day

"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown

"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"

Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift

Monday, April 18, 2011

The 'Mau Mau' - Metrosexual Foreign Policy

Nothing of Value in policy as opposed to "Something of Value"- This post is filled with apt observations and correct analysis, but Obama remains the Anti-Colonialist he was from day one. Otherwise the bust of Winston Churchill would still be in the Oval Office and our special relationship with Britain would still be special. ♘

Obama’s Metrosexual Foreign Policy
by Peter Schweizer 4-18-11
Exactly what kind of foreign policy are we getting from the Obama Administration? Some say its a repeat of the Carter Administration. Others say Obama's a neocon at heart. Still others think he's an anti-colonialist. I contend they are all wrong. What we are seeing is something...

Meterosexuals are consumed with image, consumerism, and symbolism, and they reject traditional forms of masculinity. This is precisely what Obama has done in almost every form. The Libya intervention is a test case for Metrosexual leadership. Metrosexuals believe that they are more sophisticated and elegant than others. Obama’s foreign policy failures are precisely because he embraces these metrosexual precepts. To wit:

1. Trying to look strong is not the same as being strong. Obama is obsessed with the imagery of strength and authority. Remember those Roman or Greek columns during the campaign? Or his rhetoric that Gaddafi must go? But he is incapable of understanding what real strength is. Saying something doesn’t means it happens. Community organizing is all about playing off of the guilt and vulnerabilities of others. It is fundamentally an act of manipulation, not strength. Obama has not learned to act with authority and integrity....

read more: http://bigpeace.com/pschweizer/2011/04/18/obamas-metrosexual-foreign-policy/

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