I don’t remember the context, but I recently remarked that appearance —perception — is more important than reality, especially where government is concerned. From The American Spectator: “The ‘Tea Party downgrade’ claim is the sort of desperately superficial explanation one would expect from pols who consider the appearance of solving problems to be more crucial […]
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Quote From Condi
Condi said that her dad was a Republican because the Democrat party (Birmingham, AL) refused to register him to vote. The Republicans registered him though. [I’ve never really understood why blacks eschew the party of Lincoln in favor of the party of, well, George Wallace, Lester Maddox, Strom Thurmond, Robert Byrd and the like.]
Taxing The Rich
Someone sent me a link noting: “Why Taxing The Rich Doesn’t Work:> <http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/04/14/tax-cuts-vs-tax-hikes/> Now, of course, he meant that taxing the rich doesn’t work to balance the federal budget. Clearly though, Taxing The Rich Does Work when you have other goals. Will taxing the rich get some politicians re-elected? Yes. Will taxing the rich further shift the […]
Taking Sides In Libya
Why are we, The U.S.A., taking sides in a civil war? When I heard that the “international community” wanted Moammar Khaddafy out of Libya, I wondered: Is Khaddafy or Libya signatory to some treaty or compact that surrenders to the “international community” rights of self-determination of the Libyan people? No matter how bad Khaddafy may […]
“… lost the legitimacy to rule…”
On Feb. 26, President Obama, in reference to Moammar Khaddafy: “When a leader’s only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule…” At first I laughed out load. Seriously, I LOL’d, and I do not easily LOL. The very idea that, up […]