tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post6318719853698107234..comments2023-12-28T06:30:48.808-05:00Comments on The Rule of Reason: Parsing ObamaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-14180237903945618342009-07-07T00:23:58.715-04:002009-07-07T00:23:58.715-04:00That's right, Mr. Calhoun, it's the busine...That's right, Mr. Calhoun, it's the businessmen who seek government favor who are the prostitutes.Bruce V. Brackenhttp://www.bvbracken.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-74633374933005117052009-07-06T18:58:14.954-04:002009-07-06T18:58:14.954-04:00> "No, the United States did not begin as ...> "No, the United States did not begin as a “unique experiment in liberty.” It began as an assertion of that liberty."<br /><br />Amen.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081336591414529365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-5511485821852851462009-07-06T11:40:10.631-04:002009-07-06T11:40:10.631-04:00This article should be chiseled in the sky. (One m...This article should be chiseled in the sky. (One minor objection: Contrary to popular belief, polititians are not whores; they have nothing to prostitute. Whores at least have a service to offer. Using other people's money to dance the public service high-strut doesn't qualify.)Slade Calhounnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-31926572713161916712009-07-06T10:43:40.484-04:002009-07-06T10:43:40.484-04:00Saw this sign at Dayton's Tea Party:
Obama, Co...Saw this sign at Dayton's Tea Party:<br />Obama, Commander and Thief.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825599895116548191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-52265130403482225282009-07-06T08:00:44.101-04:002009-07-06T08:00:44.101-04:00>Obamaspeak: As a free people, we are all tied...>Obamaspeak: As a free people, we are all tied together.znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-49189304887951440762009-07-06T07:42:52.057-04:002009-07-06T07:42:52.057-04:00> "Yes, many Americans are reflecting upon...> "Yes, many Americans are reflecting upon their independence, not only on that of this country, but on their independence from each other as individuals who own their own lives and pursue their own happiness -- . . ."<br /><br />And that is exactly what "civilization" means: a society in which all peaceful and honest individuals are free to deal with each other through spiritual and physical trade. Traders are without dependence, that is, they are independent.<br /><br />As philosopher Ayn Rand observed, "Civilization is the process of setting man free from men." ("Civilization," <i>The Ayn Rand Lexicon</i>)Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.com