I am in the driver’s seat of my life. I won’t run others down on the road, and I will respect others who are on the road; but where I go is entirely up to me. I won’t forsake either … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Mother Government (Part 2)
Conclusion of yesterday’s column. The nanny state authorities create (and rely upon) the myth that some are invulnerable. Those who are ‘the rich,’ who have a seemingly unlimited amount of wealth, will pay for it all. All that’s necessary is … Continue reading
Mother Government (Part 1)
The following is an excerpt from Daren Jonescu’s article Infantilizing Leftist Morality, published at Americanthinker.com 7/19/12: Progressivism, in the Marxist and post-Marxist forms that have been swallowing the world for a century, is, in its methodology, nothing but the moral … Continue reading
It’s Twilight in America
Bill O’Reilly said it well—and honestly: ‘It’s not a traditional America anymore, and there are 50 percent of the voting public who want stuff. They want things. And who is going to give them things? President Obama.’ Twenty years ago, … Continue reading
Last Call to Squelch Obamacare!
A Wall Street Journal commentary on 8/27/12 states the following: Meanwhile, another ObamaCare godfather, the surgeon and influential New Yorker magazine writer Atul Gawande, has further instructions for the medical masses, this time from — believe it or not — … Continue reading
Obama Once Stood for “Change,” Now Stagnation
Some people actively strive for success and happiness in life. Others consciously give up, and resort to the bare minimum or even outright destruction. Most default somewhere in between. Their subconscious or conscious mental state is, “It would be nice … Continue reading
America’s Coming Fiscal Hangover (Regardless of Who Wins)
Here’s a question I never hear asked of Obama and his supporters — or Romney either, for that matter. “Do you think the $16 trillion dollar debt is a problem? And if so, what do you plan to do about … Continue reading
Economic Facts? Forget Them. And Vote Obama.
The latest, election-eve jobs report shows that unemployment is stuck at the same nearly 8 percent level. Forget the fact that according to honest economists, this percentage ignores the people who have given up on work. Forget the fact that … Continue reading
Liberty + “Safety” = No Liberty
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. — Benjamin Franklin How true! But even Ben Franklin may not have foreseen a nation prepared to give up essential liberty in … Continue reading
Big Government Doesn’t Make Me Feel Safer When Hurricanes Hit
People who favor Big Government love natural disasters, like hurricanes. To them, this is an excuse to say, “See? Big Government is your friend when there’s a natural disaster.” Not really. If we didn’t have a Big Government, there would … Continue reading
“Opposites Attract” and the Desperate Seeking of Completion
It’s said that ‘opposites attract’ and this is often true, in love and even friendship. People happily in love sometimes say, ‘He (or she) completes me.’ Is this really true? And is it healthy, if it is? The key is … Continue reading
The Things to Evade by Supporting Obama
Here are the basic premises of the Obama re-election campaign effort. If you accept all these — then everything else makes sense. Everything bad is Bush’s fault; everything that’s Bush’s fault is also Romney’s fault. Sarah Palin used to be … Continue reading