tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196965652009-12-10T19:45:16.685-06:00"Government is essentially the negation of liberty." ~Ludwig von MisesDavid Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-89465672603402240092009-12-01T15:08:00.004-06:002009-12-06T21:45:02.224-06:00

President Obama wants to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, to join the 100,000 already there. He says the thrust of the troops’ mission is to “train Afghan security forces” so that he can then pull our troops out and maintain “peace” there. My gripes are legion with this.For one, surges don’t work. Of course the popular media fails to acknowledge that this is a “surge,” ala George

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-479741492674367742009-11-20T20:54:00.000-06:002009-11-20T20:55:22.603-06:00

Follow this guy! Very entertaining...

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-694614272124268542009-09-13T08:18:00.003-06:002009-09-22T19:49:22.645-06:00

I've seen this everywhere: people using the word "sexy" to describe shoes, beer, trips, operating systems, hotels, and even fantasy football teams.I'm sick of this. Since when did the semantic range of this word expand to describe things that have nothing to do with sex? Moreover, just exactly how can something which has no innate appeal to one's libido be described using this word? What is going

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-15131883541975364292009-09-10T23:05:00.002-06:002009-09-13T08:40:39.790-06:00

Three cheers for Joe Wilson!Update: it appears that Joe Wilson will NOT be apologizing on the House floor. Good for him! He shouldn't have to. Why should someone apologize for something that they do not feel they did in error? When I offend someone, I don't apologize if I feel no remorse for the thing I did, or if I feel I was not in the wrong. Furthermore, I think that more of this style of

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-31915260278269445382009-09-07T07:47:00.002-06:002009-09-07T07:59:04.263-06:00

For starters, it looks like Obama's administration is finally on the defense. This is a good thing. Maybe they'll actually vie with public opinion (yeah right).There are two fundamental flaws with government-backed health care that I think a lot of people out there are beginning to realize (sadly, it takes your average American too long to understand things of this nature):1. Competition with an

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-65012753292013394672009-09-05T14:34:00.002-06:002009-09-05T14:35:04.153-06:00

...please read this.Again, price fixing doesn't work.

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-51101572531457393122009-09-01T18:12:00.003-06:002009-09-05T14:32:18.068-06:00

Check this out.Price fixing doesn't work. Government intervention into the economy always backfires. The market corrects itself without the need of price fixing. The sales we saw due to the Cash for Clunkers program were artificial. Now the auto dealers, and by extension, the auto manufacturers, are paying the price for the government's intervention. The artificial injection of capital into the

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-66944845316207368352009-07-16T16:24:00.003-06:002009-07-22T19:07:35.873-06:00

...badly. I couldn't get through the first paragraph without getting annoyed at an egregious error. Here's what they said:A high-definition television is capable of displaying up to 1,920 vertical pixels by 1,080 horizontal pixels on its widescreen display (often referred to as 16:9 format).What is wrong with this picture (pun intended)? HDTVs have 1,920 horizontal pixels and 1,080 vertical

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-31432690828592819012009-06-23T23:06:00.003-06:002009-06-23T23:08:16.914-06:00

I told you so! I told you about a year ago that Obama would NOT reverse many of Bush's executive power-grabs so that he could exercise them for himself. It's pathetic, really.Please tell me - what is the difference between a Democrat and a Republican?The only difference I can think of is that Democrats are not afraid of brown people. Bush... Obama, Obama... Bush, what's the difference?Nothing.

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-69787587214464648462009-06-17T14:48:00.002-06:002009-06-17T14:51:53.919-06:00

Don't believe me? Then read Glenn Greenwald's article here. For those of you not in the know, Glenn is a constitutional law attorney, and author of the book "How Would a Patriot Act?". If you think he's a right-wing nut-job, think again. He just cares about civil liberties. For him, and for me, Obama's allegiance to "the left" does not excuse his abuses of power. Enjoy.

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-6609850054831320332009-06-03T15:09:00.000-06:002009-06-03T15:10:40.819-06:00

To any of you free-market haters out there who listen to the mass-media pabulum that the free market caused the current financial mess, I kindly and warmly invite you to prove it to me. I want to be wrong on this. Believe me, I do. I’m sick of being right.You constantly say that “financial de-regulation” caused this. So my challenge to you is to illustrate to me, using bona-fide resources, which

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-40424240977074133942009-06-03T10:59:00.004-06:002009-07-23T06:52:08.974-06:00

It looks like the North Koreans want some attention. Or they want some room at the bargaining table. It seems like the only way to get the US off your back is to test some nukes, I guess. But check this out: Obama says that their nuclear program “pose[s] a great threat to the peace and security of the world, and I strongly condemn their reckless action.” Hmmm…So let me get this straight. North

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-92154436881676992372009-05-28T09:11:00.005-06:002009-05-29T16:52:41.808-06:00

It's no secret I hate Keynesian economics. I've been bashing that stupid ideology here for a while. He reminds me of L. Ron Hubbard, the guy who founded the Church of Scientology. Neither of them intended for their ideologies to catch on and spread. To their luck (and our dismay), it did. One doesn't have to read too far into Keynes' writings to find some of the poor logic and argumentation.

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-50630153054151254702009-05-22T12:06:00.002-06:002009-05-22T12:09:27.507-06:00

You may have noticed I am blogging shorter posts that get to the point, instead of long, drawn-out posts that (still) very few people read. Regardless, I have also grown increasingly critical of Obama, even though I tacitly supported him in lieu of Bush II (McCain). There's a reason for this. Obama isn't living up to the hype, and is reversing his path and going against what he promised during

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-71806763887311345952009-05-18T08:34:00.001-06:002009-05-18T08:35:52.125-06:00

I hope the Obama administration watches "The Office," because they should really take note:

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-50194188396194872842009-05-15T14:30:00.002-06:002009-05-15T14:52:26.355-06:00

This is bullshit. Sveum may be a stalker, but he has a point. The cops have crossed the line. Apparently they can attach a GPS tracker to the bottom of your car, allow it to record your movements, then later detach it from the vehicle and download the info. I hope the ACLU jumps all over this. This is a textbook civil liberties violation.To the Wisconsin cops: the TV show "24" isn't real. You are

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-57821766303933052982009-05-07T12:49:00.002-06:002009-05-07T12:53:12.833-06:00

...but BAD when YOUR guy does it.So thinks John Stewart, who I usually enjoy watching in the off-chance that I happen upon the Comedy Channel during primetime.But that's okay, because Justin Raimondo, one of my favorite authors and commentators, eloquently illustrates Stewart's hypocrisy, immorality, and moral ineptitude in the article I hyperlinked above.Again, poeple without principle swing

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-43990682643792188402009-05-05T13:44:00.002-06:002009-05-05T13:51:23.463-06:00

Today there is an excellent article over at the Mises Institute critiquing a recent Business Week article. The basic rationale is this: these so-called "economists" failed to predict the mess we're in (and, by extension, were probably the same band of thieves who encouraged the politicians in charge to ignite this mess), so why should we listen to them on how to get out of it?We shouldn't. I'm a

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-9176456723128523642009-05-04T08:11:00.003-06:002009-05-06T06:20:46.327-06:00

Obama is nuts. The Democrats these days make no sense to me. Hell, the Green Party makes more sense than these guys do. Now Obama thinks that Pell Grants (free student aid for certain college students who qualify) is an entitlement. News flash for Obama and his ilk:You do NOT have the right to free student aid.You do NOT have the right to obtain higher education.You do NOT have the right to own a

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-37892244605731567132009-05-01T09:19:00.002-06:002009-05-01T09:25:08.023-06:00

Dear Democrats,If you recall, President Obama promised to hault "major combat operations" in Iraq. He's been in office 100 days, mostly occupied with destroying the economy and the dollar, justifying Air-Force one drills which scared the shit out of the citizens of New York, and dealing with a "pandemic" swine flu which is not even remotely pandemic. He's all about cutting costs (he cut $100

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-42303686827296085632009-04-13T09:11:00.001-06:002009-04-13T09:14:19.185-06:00

...that 71% of this country is stupid. With economic illiteracy abounding in this country, I find this actually quite fitting. Now hurry and read some Sheldon Richman!

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-10840297240112662242009-04-07T16:40:00.001-06:002009-04-07T16:40:38.170-06:00

Here's why.

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-49746485613234605922009-03-31T06:21:00.002-06:002009-03-31T06:21:53.471-06:00

Long time no post. I know. I'm working on my critique of the first 100 days of Obama insanity. More to come!

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-36282433526348309102009-01-08T07:00:00.002-06:002009-01-08T07:02:38.151-06:00

This is eye-opening. I wonder who convinced him to ditch all of these platitudes in favor of doing exactly the opposite... Enjoy.

David Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510758874542598noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19696565.post-83083117772482748342009-01-03T08:09:00.005-06:002009-01-05T10:49:52.874-06:00

Here's what Barack Obama said about the new "economic stimulus package" he wants to pass as soon as he takes office:Economists from across the political spectrum agree that if we don't act swiftly and boldly, we could see a much deeper economic downturn that could lead to double-digit unemployment and the American dream slipping further and further out of reach.For starters, I want to know who

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