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, February 10, 2016

See What a Crease in Your Pants Gets You, the Adoration of David Brooks

Did you know a kissass like this guy in school? He's the perfect fit for 'Token Conservative' at PBS and the NY Times, where there is no connection reality. m/r

5 Huge Problems with David Brooks' 'I Miss Obama' Puff Piece | PJ Media

BY TYLER O'NEIL FEBRUARY 9, 2016
Sometimes it seems like moderate Republicans are living in a different world than the rest of us. Perhaps the greatest example is the New York Times' David Brooks. In the midst of a tough primary on both sides, Brooks laments that neither Democrats nor Republicans have someone with the integrity and humanity of -- wait for it -- President Barack Obama.
Obama radiates an ethos of integrity, humanity, good manners and elegance that I'm beginning to miss, and that I suspect we will all miss a bit, regardless of who replaces him.
Since Brooks seems not to have been paying attention for the past eight years, I will briefly respond to 5 critical errors in his article. 

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