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

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Obama's 5 Stages of Grief for America with his 'Scandal Manual'

The opening statement usually goes: 'I heard about it from the media'

Step one is 'well I didn't know about it'  [Denial]

Step two is to express great outrage.  [Anger]

Step three is fire some low level bureaucrat.  [Bargaining]

Step four is the study comes next, we're going to wait for the investigation. [Depression]

Step five is six months later, they say it's either a done or all the results of a partisan push by Republicans. [Acceptance] m/r


WSJ's Strassel Slams Obama's 'Scandal Manual'

 25 May 2014 Full Short Post

On "Fox News Sunday," Wall Street Journal editorial board member Kimberley Strassel criticized President Barack Obama for his "eerily" similar reactions to the many recent scandals plaguing his presidency. 

"You have to wonder if there is a scandal manual in the top drawer of the president's desk," Strassel said. "It isn't just the 'I heard about it from the media'. there are five steps that this administration keeps repeating every time a scandal comes up . Step one is 'well I didn't know about it' Step two is to express great outrage. When that doesn't work, step three is fire some low level bureaucrat." 

"The study comes next," she continued. "Then we're going to wait and see what the IG says FBI says or the investigation or whatever it is. Then six months later, you say it's either a done or all the results of a partisan push by Republicans. It just goes on and on. you can take not just the clips of him repeating again and again 'I didn't know about this' when you listen to some of these the press conferences, they're eerie. it's the exact same language every time." 

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