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Quote of the Day

November 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Quote of the Day

As a brilliantly concise and colorful summation of my post below, I offer this via Big Bend Bikers: Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it. They failed and it closed. Now we are trusting the entire economy of […]

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Principles, Presumptions, and Bailouts

November 20th, 2008 · 14 Comments

So how is it that the Left simultaneously believes the US Government is the root of All Bad Things (or at least in on the conspiracy), but wants them in charge of our auto industry, banks, and health care?  I think it boils down to a (wholly unearned) presumption of competence. Liberals think government is […]

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