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"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

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Fast and Furious Questioning | Eric Holder Hearing | Zoning Out

Fast and Furious Questioning | Eric Holder Hearing | Zoning Out | The Daily Caller

Attorney General Eric Holder stopped paying attention during a line of questioning from Tennessee Republican Rep. Scott DesJarlais in the middle of Thursday’s House oversight committee hearing about Operation Fast and Furious.

DesJarlais introduced a graphic titled “Fortress Holder” that visualized how Holder’s Department of Justice has stonewalled congressional document requests.

“You said you were notified probably within 24 hours of [Border Patrol] agent [Brian] Terry’s death, is that what I heard you say?” DesJarlais asked Holder, referring to the border guard who was murdered with a weapon the U.S. government intentionally allowed to disappear into Mexico.

Holder didn’t respond.

“Sir?” DesJarlais followed up.

“I’m sorry,” Holder responded. “I was looking at Fortress Holder. That was kind of interesting.”

“We can get a copy of it for you,” DesJarlais then said.


Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/02/holder-zones-out-during-fast-and-furious-questioning-video/#ixzz1lHEaYEgz
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