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

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Four years ago: "it was about time to think white and get serious!" - Obama Insists ‘Fundamentals’ of Election Favor Him Despite ‘Bad Night’ at Debate

Nothing like a fawning Diane Sawyer for wasting your time. m/r

President Obama Insists ‘Fundamentals’ of Election Favor Him Despite ‘Bad Night’ at Debate - ABC News
10-10-12

Obama says the “fundamentals” of the 2012 presidential race remain unchanged following a weak debate performance in Denver that rattled his supporters and gave fresh momentum to Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
“Governor Romney had a good night.  I had a bad night. It’s not the first time I’ve had a bad night,” Obama said in an exclusive conversation with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, his first televised interview since the debate.
Asked by Sawyer whether it was possible his performance had handed the election to Romney, Obama said, “No.”
-don't waste time at link-

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