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

Friday, May 27, 2011

As if things weren't bad enough for people, now a killer Horse Virus

Horse virus cases double to 75; at least 11 deaths
News from The Associated Press
May 27, 2011 by JOSH LOFTIN

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Cases of a deadly strain of a horse virus have more than doubled in the past week and suspected cases have forced the quarantine of 15 more facilities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Friday there are 75 confirmed cases in 9 states and 61 facilities have suspected or confirmed cases.

The agency says 11 horses have been euthanized and 17 more have shown signs of the neurological problems that often lead to death.

Last week, there were 34 confirmed cases and 9 horses had died.

Horses from Alberta and British Columbia were also infected. Canadian officials are not reporting new cases.

The outbreak of the equine herpes virus started at an Ogden, Utah, horse show earlier this month and has forced the cancellation of multiple events.

Go to Equine Diseases - Herpes

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