And this is what Progressives wish to turn us all into:
Hey, what do you think “Dependency on Government” really is? (H/T: Powerline)
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And this is what Progressives wish to turn us all into:
Hey, what do you think “Dependency on Government” really is? (H/T: Powerline)
DISQUS Doodlings – Pickup trucks should be outlawed on the road – Part 1
OK, a bit of clickbait there but that is the sentiment of Lloyd over at Treehugger (the Land of the Eco-Socialist Warriors). I continue to go over to represent Free Markets and the Liberty of Choices but this one was a hard nut to crack. The background is that Lloyd just plain hates all cars … Read more
Irish Democracy in New Jersey and a recognition that Government isn’t obeying that “shall not infringe” thingie?
Irish Democracy: “we have a weapon more powerful… than any in the whole arsenal of the British Empire! That weapon… is our refusal! … There is one weapon that the British cannot take away from us: we can ignore them.” CT, NY, IL, CA – it seems that Constitutionally oriented citizens are all starting to … Read more
Notable Quotes – Don Broudreauz
One of the most popular toys for Christmas 1978 was Hungry Hungry Hippos. In 1978 it sold for $8.99 – which is $33.47 in 2018 dollars (using the CPI) or $27.04 in 2018 dollars (using the GDP deflator). Today Hungry Hungry Hippos is available at Walmart for $13.99 – roughly half the real price of 40 years ago. And I’m pretty … Read more
Blogline of the Day – the equivalent of Mrs. O’Leary offering milk from her cow to the newly homeless of Chicago
GREAT MOMENTS IN HOLLOW GESTURES: State Senator who authored California’s ‘sanctuary state’ bill sends condolences to family of slain officer. It would have been better if California sent word that he was going to repeal that law that took the life of that policeman by the illegal alien and criminal gang member. (H/T: Instapundit, Chicago reference … Read more
On the same idea that if you put Government in charge of a desert, we’d run out of sand
And in this case, sorta sideways, marijuana. Congratulations, Government of California, you’ve single handedly lowered the demand for it (at least legally). I’m perfectly fine with this outcome for a number of reasons: As opposed to Libertarians who believe that what you put into your body is your business and not the Government’s, as the … Read more
Indeed!
All we hear from the “Government Firsters” is that this 25% shutdown is such a horrible situation (e.g., US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan) – “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!”). Complete nonsense and rubbish. What this DOES highlight, once again, of how much beyond its Congressional mandates it has grown and taken Powers away from … Read more
You WILL be made to care – and this transgender is going to make sure “you care”
Warning – I am breaking Rule #1 – NSFW words in the video that follows. But in this case, it deserves an Alinsky treatment of a sort. ALL kinds of maladjustment and bad LOUD words. “You will be made to care” – the phrase created by Erick Erickson a while ago when the militant gays … Read more
Really, Chuck Schumer, who COULD be against illegal immigration?
The duplicity of Democrats is, well,….er, I no longer have the words other than to say “they just don’t care”. It doesn’t matter to them what they did in the past, only what is in the present political moment, and its impact going forward. They can be both against, for, against, and then again, for … Read more
Notable Quote – Tyler Cowen
Market economies and market reforms look better as more weight is placed on the relatively distant future. A free society is better today than a corrupt and totalitarian one. But one hundred years from now, the difference in human welfare and other relevant values will prove far more pronounced. -Tyler Cowen (Stubborn Attachments)
“Freedom from…” is only a phrase that leads to Bigger and more Totalitarian Government
Sidenote: In the image above, what is the difference between that “Soviet Perspective” and what we see from SJWs, eco-socialists, and Progressives? A tactic with most vote pandering politicians will use – “vote for me and I will give you something FREE”. Lately, what has been added to it has been “vote for me and … Read more
Palate Cleanser – I don’t care if you are pro/con feminism but the look on this feminist’s face….Heh!
First wave Feminism, second wave? OK. Third wave has all but turned into “women good, all men are bad” disaster. Women are waking up to the notion that “You go girl…you can have it ALL” is both Falsehoodian and Unobtanium – just like it is for men. So while there is a lot of bad … Read more
Things are not as they seem – and you will end up with a smile on your face
Well, most of you, anyways. My thought was, finally, some “post-modern art” that I can appreciate. https://twitter.com/XStrategiesDC/status/1077260778099666944 (H/T: Instapundit)
DISQUS Doodlings – “Six billion must die!”
“Approximately six billion people need to die. Preferably today.” Once again, the real ugly head of the environmentalist movement rears its head and that quote, found over at Treehugger, lets the mask fall again. Heck, even the NY Times ran an Op-Ed with the title of “Would human extinction be a tragedy?” with the overarching … Read more
Data Point – See what the Democrats have wrought?
FBI: Record number of illegal immigrants tried to buy guns this year The FBI this year has turned away a record number of illegal immigrants trying to buy guns, according to a new report of background checks. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System said that it rejected 7,836,600 planned purchases from “illegal/unlawful alien” in 2018. And … Read more
Always the credit with this one (and the “I, me, and mine” schtick”)
Bless his heart… (H/T: Powerline)
Has ANYTHING actually happened that Al Gore has predicted?
And the folks over at Treehugger get mad when I tell them that I’ve been listening to this kind of dire prediction, to which ONLY Bigger Government is the answer, and none of them have come true. Yep, that’s me – the “denier”. (H/T: powerline)
Winning?
Reformatted, emphasis mine: In its third round of tariff cuts this year, China announced that 700 more goods will have tariffs cut. Bloomberg reports: China announced another round of tariff cuts, lowering import taxes on more than 700 goods from Jan. 1 as part of its efforts to open up the economy and lower costs for domestic … Read more
“He kept telling me he wanted a Pad thingie, so I got him one!”
Don’t know why he’s complaining – its a PAD, isn’t it? (H/T: Lynn)
Data Point – Christmas sales were YUGE!
Consumer confidence is still brimming with good cheer and results are already in (reformatted, emphasis mine): “Wall Street is running around like a chicken with its head cut off, while Mr. and Mrs. Main Street are happy with their jobs, enjoying their best wage increases in a decade”… ~ Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners … Read more