4 June 2017 - Granite Grok

June 4, 2017

Dannel Malloy Taxed the Rich and The “Rich” Are Leaving Connecticut

The government can do nothing without first taking property from someone else. How much government should do cannot be separated from the problem of how much government must take. Who gets to decide what and “how much” is at the very heart of the divide between the left and the right. Progressives always want the …

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Notable Quote – Prof. Randy Barnett

The political theory announced in the Declaration of Independence can be summed up by the proposition I mentioned above: First come rights then comes government.  According to this view: The rights of individuals do not originate with any government, but preexist its formation. The equal protection of these rights is both the purpose and first …

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American

Again, why would I want to listen to or vote for someone from the Left that hates my guts?  That was the question that was answered back in November and well be the same answer in 2020 if they keep this up. (H/T: Powerline)

Intelleftuals

I was pondering the bubble of progressive thought–the things I do for you people. It’s a tiny bubble crowded with narrow-minded busybodies who need the force of government to get others to “believe” (this actually means forced compliance) what they believe. It occurred to me that we could use a word to define these pseudo-intellectual leftists that can …

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Blogline of the Day – those crafty Russians!

“You don’t understand the Russians cloaked Wisconsin, so she couldn’t find it on a map to get there and campaign there” -John King of CNN in mocking Hillary’s gazillion reasons why she lost to Trump that exclude herself) Yeah, but did they steal it from the Klingons or Harry Potter first?? (H/T: Townhall)