by the Night Writer
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s attorney, Sam Adam, Jr., stated yesterday that Blago “didn’t take a dime” and simply trusted the wrong people. He went on to say that, “The guy ain’t corrupt” and that “not a single penny of ill-gotten money went into Mr. Blogojevich’s campaign fund or his own pockets.”
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Peter Bell, Chairman of the Metropolitan Council, had a commentary on the Strib’s editorial pages today with the headline “America Needs a Little Less Cynicism”. Being kind of a cynical person myself when it comes to the appointed bureaucrats of the Met Council, I expected some hand-wringing about how the toxic discourse [...]
by the Night Writer
“Jesus was a socialist, and you like him.”
– Minnesota state senator and DFL gubernatorial candidate Tom Rukavina
In that case, wouldn’t passing laws to raise taxes and forcibly re-distribute wealth be mixing Church and State? Isn’t that forcing (and enforcing) one’s religion on others? Did he go on to say that it [...]
HT: Mises Economics Blog
You might have read the story about the Socialist Alarm Clock. A friend who wishes to remain anonymous sent his libertarian version and asked me to post it (cross-posted at Division of Labour and The Beacon):
“This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock built by the ingenuity of millions of individuals [...]
by the Night Writer
Mitch made a reference to “this year’s model”, which reminded me of Elvis Costello’s “I Don’t Want to Go to Chelsea”, which reminded me of how little I expect of a British-style health system.
Capital punishment, she’s this year model –
They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie
I don’t want to [...]
by the Night Writer
Debate Comes Down to Public Option
I know that people’s thoughts are beginning to turn toward the Thanksgiving table and that there is a temptation to refer to this healthcare bill as a “turkey.” Debating the public option is a stupefying misdirection. The idea that this reform can be made acceptable by simply [...]
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from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison:
“Folly is a more dangerous enemy to the good than evil. One can protest against evil; it can be unmasked and, if need be, prevented by force. Evil always carries the seeds of its own destruction, as it makes people, at the least, uncomfortable. Against [...]
By Reverend Mother
Last night at approximately 10:30 Mall Diva, Tiger Lilly, Princess Flickerfeather and a good friend of the family, whom we will call Mrs. Lotti, left So. St. Paul headed for Washington. Monday evening Faith heard a radio interview in which Michele Bachmann urged citizens to gather a group and be at the National Mall Thursday [...]
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Obama: Health Care Plan Would Give Seniors Right To Choose How They Are Killed
Obama humbled to win Nobel
Ok, the second one is obviously the fake. “Humble” is never used in reference to our president.
We should have seen this coming; after all, he closed Gitmo, got us out of Iraq and Afghanistan, [...]
