26 December 2009 - Granite Grok

December 26, 2009

“Seriously, what’s truly annoying is Congress’s diarrhea of meddlesomeness.”

No, I can’t take credit for that line – but it certainly is my feeling!  Professor Don Boudreaux over at Cafe Hayek lists his Letter to the Editor (Washington Post) concerning Congress’s inability to constrain itself in what is its proper role vs what is not: The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bill …

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Notable Quote – James Madison

"The internal effects of a mutable policy are still more calamitous. It poisons the blessing of liberty itself. It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot …

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As we come to the end of the Year, who has Obama followed?

Protestations to the contrary, I believe Obama chose his church well (according to already established beliefs).  Once again (from a post from John at Powerline back in Nov), we hear Rev Wright talk about his true beliefs: Yeah, I betting that Obama did listen – and is now carrying this out "message" on the national …

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