This election was a lot like 1976. In 1976, an obscure, little known candidate with no substantive experience became President. He was elected in the context of an unthinking desire for change. People were sick of Watergate and wanted to totally get … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
The Victory Cry of the Liberals
“We got high on the grandeur of our vision. Getting aggressive in the political world was a high all its own. Our noble goals expanded our egos. We were no longer insignificant; we were the new liberal elites creating the … Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson’s Thoughts on Election 2008
On raising taxes: “All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, … Continue reading
If Obama Wins Big, Something is Over
A victory for Obama will mean one of two things: Either the end of America, or the end of liberalism as we know it. Obama’s socialism cannot work. Socialism fails every time it’s tried. People who oppose socialism often say … Continue reading
Obama and The Virtue of Selfishness
Obama says it’s “selfish” of McCain-Palin supporters to cut taxes rather than increase them. Obama believes that people who want to keep their own money are selfish, and bad, while people who want to redistribute other people’s money are virtuous. … Continue reading
The Ideal, Once Real, Lives On
We started out as a government of, by and for the people. We turned into a government OF some people and FOR the sake of some people financed BY other people. We started out as a nation based on, “Give … Continue reading
Change Is Coming…And Its Name is Barney Frank
“If you don’t believe me, just watch how Congress and Barney Frank run the banks. If you thought they did a bad job running the post office, Amtrak, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the military, just wait till you see … Continue reading
Politicians Playing Monopoly
John McCain insists, like his opponents, that the federal government must bail out all home mortgages. He knows that this essentially means a government takeover — a literal nationalization — of the lending industry. If this isn’t socialism, I don’t … Continue reading
What Obama Said BEFORE Running for President
‘I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists.’ From “Dreams From My Father,” by Barack Obama, published in 2004.
Liberal Democrats and the Marx Question
I think it’s wonderfully refreshing that a newscaster in Florida asked the Democratic vice-presidential nominee a question based on fundamentals. In case you didn’t hear, Senator Joseph Biden was asked to defend how Obama is NOT a socialist, since his … Continue reading
Magical Thinking
Magical thinking is a term associated with mental illness and schizophrenia. It refers to the insane person’s completely false and delusional beliefs that make no logical sense whatsoever. But magical thinking is something a lot of people suffer from, to … Continue reading
Pushy, Self-Righteous, Socialist Billionaires
I have a question. People who make $200,000 a year (or actually $150,000 a year, as Obama’s plan unfolds) are supposed to not care about tax increases — and, in fact, suck them up without a complaint. But the people … Continue reading