Rage Against The Routine

Entries from December 2007

Ron Paul Link-o-rama

December 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Tucker Carlson on the trail with Ron Paul, a bordello owner and a pair of prostitutes.
The first time I heard Paul talk about monetary policy, I’d felt like a hostage, the only person in the room who didn’t buy into the program. Then, slowly, like so many hostages, I started to open my mind and […]

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Tags: Ron Paul · Libertarianism · 2008 · Liberty · Linkage

A Monkeywrench in the Gears

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

This is exactly why I will be voting for Ron Paul, despite disagreeing with him on such issues as abortion and Iraq :
So a Democratic, or even Republican Congress completes the appropriations process, and sends President Paul the funding bill for, say, the Commerce Department. Ron Paul doesn’t think we should have a Commerce Department, […]

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Tags: Ron Paul · Libertarianism · 2008

Gangsters in Suits

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Good news out of Iraq :
We pay every bill, manage every facet of governance. The government at every level is a joke… They have almost no experience or education. A bunch of guys walk around in suits and look important while they do nothing.
The local governments […]

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Tags: Misgovernment · Funny · Iraq

Unintended Consequences

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I believe we should have a law that would make Congressmen criminally liable for voting in favor of legislation that clearly violates the Constitution or Bill of Rights, such as this little doozy. It does offer a fine lesson in unintended consequences though, as I will illustrate.
This is what the SAFE Act requires: Anyone […]

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Tags: Misgovernment · Liberty · Stupid

Mommy Government to the Rescue

December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Great news for the financially irresponsible. The givernment is coming to the rescue! (Hilariously, I just fat-fingered and spelled ‘government’ wrong, but if the shoe fits..)
The U.S. Treasury Department has been pushing the mortgage industry to agree to temporarily freeze interest rates for some borrowers who took out loans with low teaser rates […]

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Tags: Obvious · Rants · Economics