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

Sunday, May 4, 2014

The Irony and Lies Award - Former President George H.W. Bush honored for breaking “no new taxes” pledge

How many levels of irony are given with this "prestigious" award.

Let us start with the name of the award. It is named for the book, "Profiles in Courage," that won a Pulitzer Prize for its 'author,' John F. Kennedy. The lies start right there. "Profiles in Courage," was really written by Ted Sorensen, Kennedy's speech writer.

It was later reported that the statement "I wish that Kennedy had a little less profile and more courage" was actually made by former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

 So here is an award, named for a lie from Democrats, given to a Republican president who lied by breaking his no new taxes oath. Former President George H.W. Bush followed the advice and pressure from Democrats and the Press to unnecessarily break his oath, thus losing the presidency to the Democrat Clinton.

The stupidity of the irony is that Country Club Republicans, like Bush, McCain and Dole, take advice from Democrats and the liberal press on how to govern and campaign. Then, surprise, they lose to Democrats.

The award is a lie, ironic and appropriate. m/r

Former President George H.W. Bush honored for breaking “no new taxes” pledge - Metro - The Boston Globe

By Michael Levenson

  | GLOBE STAFF   MAY 04, 2014

He made a simple promise: “Read my lips: no new taxes.” Then, as president in 1990, he agreed to a bipartisan budget that increased taxes. Conservatives howled, and the deal helped sink George H. W. Bush’s 1992 reelection campaign.
But on Sunday, former Bush aides and members of the Kennedy family came together to celebrate the former president’s willingness to buck party orthodoxy and reach across the aisle, qualities they said are sorely lacking in today’s Washington.
Bush was given the John F. Kennedy “Profile in Courage Award,” for his support of the deal that cost him politically but has been credited with laying the foundation for the surpluses that followed when President Clinton took office.
Bush’s granddaughter, Lauren Bush Lauren, accepted the award on behalf of the 89-year-old former president, in a ceremony that former White House aides described as a mild salve for the rebuke Bush was dealt in the 1992 election. …
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