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

Saturday, February 4, 2012

IT IS NOT THEIR PLACE NOR JOB! GOP freshman fights Obama's soda crusade

This is a small case where the big trouble with government lies.

GOP freshman fights Obama's soda crusade - Washington Times

By Susan Crabtree

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Friday, February 3, 2012 The Washington Times
...Republican congressman from Tennessee is fighting back against anti-obesity ad campaigns initiated by the Obama administration and congressional Democrats that target sugary soft drinks and other high-calorie food.

Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who is also a medical doctor, is arguing that, in the middle of difficult economic times, it’s absurd for the federal government to be spending billions of dollars demonizing certain foods and trying to affect people’s personal dietary choices.

The president’s 2009 stimulus bill included $230 million for community-level anti-obesity campaigns, known as “Communities Putting Prevention to Work,” which sent grant money to 31 states for advertising that often attacked the nutritional value of fast food and sodas. Under President Obama’s health care overhaul, the program was made permanent, fully authorized and with target funding of $15 billion over 10 years.

Mr. DesJarlais, who sits on the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee, is pushing a bill that would prohibit the use of federal money for advertising campaigns against any food or beverage that is deemed safe and lawful by the federal government.

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