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, July 21, 2012

Since most Senators have no clue and don't know anything (except re-election), Senator Schumer tells Ben Bernanke: "Get To Work Mr. Chairman"

Since the Senate only has about 20 "work" days left until the November elections, Phony-Pompous-Hypocrite, Chas. Schumer has 'ordered' the Federal Reserve Chairman to "Get to Work." 
Schumer, the politician, not knowing what real work is, meant by his order to Ben Bernanke, print more money to see if that will help re-elect Obama. 

Senator Schumer To Ben Bernanke: Get To Work Mr. Chairman - Forbes

7/17/2012

It was a very political day for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on the Hill.  Bernanke was stuck between the push and pull of Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday, who tried to get him to give his blessing for either more tax cuts or further stimulus.  

Bernanke tried to stay on the sidelines, telling Congress it is “in charge,” not the Fed, but that he stands ready to unleash a new round of quantitative easing if labor markets continue to languish.
“I would like to highlight two main sources of risk [to the U.S. economy]: the first is the euro-area fiscal and banking crisis; the second is the U.S. fiscal situation,” Bernanke said. ...
Senator Schumer took his five minutes to give a short speech, bashing Republicans for blocking what he felt was bipartisan legislation.  Citing that tax cuts, infrastructure investments, and other policies had failed, he urged the chairman to take any action possible at the time.
“Get to work Mr. Chairman,” he said to Bernanke, after interpreting previous statements made by the chairman as a call for fiscal stimulus. ...
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