Comments on: Update II: A Sprinkling Of State Star Dust (Behold: A Commission)

By: Mark Humphrey

Mark Humphrey — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:44:04 +0000

The only species dumber than Democrats is Republican loyalists who decry the “danger” that we may lose our freedom. They haven’t figured out that our freedom is largely lost.

These mutant turtles really believe, with numb docility, that republican politicians oppose Big Spending in DC. That’s why they lodge fervent protests against Obama’s $800 billion bailout, while ignoring the Bush $800 bailout.

They trust the Republican party to uphold American Values–which translates to bleacher-stomping and cheering in support of US military adventures. Our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are “defending American freedoms”, they affirm with solemn fuzziness.

At least Democrats understand clearly what they want: your money or your life.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:46:12 +0000

“Meathead”: I new it had nothing to do with me liking BBQ and disliking pointy headed intellectuals that make their bones putting down “Middle America”.

Keep up the good work. You do enlighten us “meatheads” out here and keep us from being totally ignorant.

By: Roy Bleckert

Roy Bleckert — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:28:04 +0000

“Friedman best articulated why idiots don’t understand freedom.”

10-4

By: sunny black

sunny black — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:58:20 +0000

I just got Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom. I’m really excited to go through it. Ms. Mercer’s mention of it — and also John Stossel’s episode of the same name on the Fox Business Channel — got me really curious. I saw an interesting clip in the 1970s I think where Judge Bork was having a Q&A with Hayek. Thanks Ms. Mercer!

By: james huggins

james huggins — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:27:22 +0000

I agree with MEMYSELF etc. etc. Obama has no clue how a free market economy operates and he knows it. His whole background has been a racial, cultural and political hate fest and he thinks he is some sort of messiah raised up to lead the United States to a marxist utopia. The only thing I can’t really figure out is how could so many American voters actually be dumb enough to vote for him? Even if John McCain was the other choice.

By: Gringo Malo

Gringo Malo — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:16:08 +0000

Actually, there is something that the fedgov could do to stimulate the nuclear industry. I've been told, though I've not researched it, that the French have a successful nuclear industry because they approved a standard reactor design and cookie-cuttered it. If we Americans continue re-inventing the wheel under the same regulatory program we've been using, then building BHO's new nuclear plants will still take decades, and $8.3 billion won't buy anyone a six pack of beer by the time they're done. If the government could approve a single safe reactor design and get the EPA and NRC out of the way of power companies that want to build that design, then perhaps we could have a successful nuclear industry in America. It occurs to me that I sound like Theodoric of York, so I might as well throw in, "Naaaaaaaah!"

By: MeMyselfI

MeMyselfI — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:37:22 +0000

Look, I know you think Obama is like this because he’s stoopid… but, he’s not. He understands EXACTLY what he’s doing. It’s all very much on purpose. Make it collapse, remake it your own image. That’s his plan. OF COURSE he doesn’t want a viable new nuke power industry… he just wants to print $8B dollars more to add to the pile of debt.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:32:46 +0000

This little take on Psalm 23 was in my e-mail box this morning. Except for line three, it think it tops the cake.

Obama is the shepherd I did not want.
He leadeth me beside the still factories.
He restoreth my faith in the Republican party.
He guideth me in the path of unemployment for his party’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the bread line,
I shall fear no hunger, for his bailouts are with me.
He has anointed my income with taxes,
My expenses runneth over.
Surely, poverty and hard living will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will live in a mortgaged home forever.
I am glad I am American,
I am glad that I am free.
But I wish I was a dog …..
And Obama was a tree.

By: George Pal

George Pal — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:20:40 +0000

Don’t wanna brag but I suspected Obama was a pixie duster when he rode in on a unicorn. It would be no small measure if voters would automatically dismiss from consideration any candidate for any public office who had not successfully demonstrated an ability to make his way in life on something other than the public dime.