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Skip I decided to review the comments that Steve alluded to on the “not a word but just a socially awkward boffin and a topless SJW” 2014 Top post because, well, because I can – it amused me. And this popped up: Which didn’t amuse me at all because of what it has become. No, Joe … Read more
As we continue this tale for all Budget Committees in NH, my “technical correction” to RSA 32 has gone from idea to LSR into the format as a bill: Section 1 Header 2019 SESSION 19-0573.0 06/05 HOUSE BILL [bill number] AN ACT relative to municipal and district budget … Read more
Hey, what do you think “Dependency on Government” really is? (H/T: Powerline)
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: “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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
“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
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
Bless his heart… (H/T: Powerline)
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)
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