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Monday, October 26. 2009

Monday links, Part 1

The revealing photo from Politico


Why do I own pianos? AVI explains, or tries to.


David Horowitz’s “Alinsky, Beck, Satan, and Me” Series


Remembering the fall of Communism, 20 years ago. However, the O does not find it a worthy event: I think the Lefties still mourn the day of the collapse of authoritarian socialism and the burst of freedom behind the old Iron Curtain.


Joblessness, by state


Books to read for people who disagree with me. Insty


"Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009..."


Jerry Nadler's ethics


Dr. Sanity:



The truth is that most of the drivel that issues from the radical environmentalists' mouths these days is pure, unadulterated neo-Marxist fascism, disguised as compassionate concern for the planet; and steeped in a deep hatred of humanity.



Via Blue Crab: What the fraudulent health care “reform” will actually do to health care costs

Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 09:09 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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That sentence there, the one where Dr. Sanity leads off with "The truth is...."? The truth is, that's the truth (and that's the truth).
#1 buddy larsen on 2009-10-26 10:39 (Reply)
The truth is: most of the people empowered to rule our lives don't have the foggiest. Per the war between Brooksley Born and Greenspan on the word "fraud":

http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2009/marapr/features/born.html

On the government's ability to manage healthcare:

"60 Minutes" on 10/25/09 on Medicare fraud (again)! In south Florida, bigger than the drug wars.

Per state officials' trusting our "watchdogs" too much:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aBarSkIcch2k

Government is just TOO BIG.
#2 jma on 2009-10-26 11:01 (Reply)
The truth is that most people who regard themselves as 'moderates' are highly influenced by the Left. That poll is misleading.
#3 ahem on 2009-10-26 11:21 (Reply)
The truth is that many moderates have not thought through the inconsistencies of their positions. Unfortunately, relativism is rampant today. Many of the guiding principles upon which America was founded and which have made this country great are being undermined by relativistic thinking.

Maybe they are afraid of offending others by taking a stand? But milquetoast is rarely respected or influential.

For example, take those who argue that the Constitution should be a living document. On the surface it sounds like we can be one big happy family. No one gets offended.

However, a little bit of thought brings about the realization that those who argue for a living Constitution are in fact killing the Constitution because the protections built into the Constitution to prevent the never ending encroachment of government power are neutered. And that takes us to where we are today.

The quicker we return to the concepts of limited government, the quicker our nation will heal.

Perhaps the poll indicates that many people know this at least on an intuitive level. Of course, people are uncomfortable with the rush to socialism and that has caused many to rethink the Obama experiment.
#3.1 Barrett on 2009-10-27 00:23 (Reply)
Has it occurred to anyone here that the government which is bungling badly the development and distribution of H1N1 vaccines to our waiting population, is planning to take over and distribute our 'universal' health care?

Gives me the cold chills.

Marianne
#4 Marianne Matthews on 2009-10-26 11:22 (Reply)
MM,

That bungling may be a blessing in disguise. There is a fair amount of speculation that the vaccine may not be as safe as touted.

The larger point is that bungling is a core competency for government. Why does anyone want more bungling in their lives? Beats me.
#4.1 Barrett on 2009-10-27 00:26 (Reply)

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