19 February 2009 - Granite Grok

February 19, 2009

Notable Quotes – Charlie Greenbacker (via #TCOT on Twitter)

Liberty requires autonomy & responsibility. Remove one or both, and you lose Liberty. -greenbacker Actually, Charlie Greenbacker.  I follow him on Twitter.  Is he famous?  No, not really – but that doesn’t make what he said any less true.  In fact, it is the word "responsibility" that caught my eye as it seems that anything …

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An example to the Private Sector?

Given that you have a captive marketplace that cannot refuse to pay your prices, how can this to be deemed fair? When the Family Leave Act was established (which allows employees to take UNPAID time off to care for ill family members), there were rumblings that Progressives would continue the move to make that paid.  …

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There is no such thing as a Right to Healthcare or a Living Wage

Dr. Walter E. Williams, PhD and Professor Emeritus (economics) at George Mason University was interviewed by our friend John Hawkins at RightWingNews.  Great question – great answer.  Go ahead Progressives – discuss (emphasis mine)! What do you say to people who claim that they have a RIGHT to health care or a RIGHT to a …

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