The Thorn In The Side of A Tyrant: March 2008

Monday, March 31, 2008

Lawsuits, Sarbanes-Oxley Law Ravage U.S. Capital Markets

Investment will always flow to it's most efficient outlet.

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Freedom and its Digital Discontents | CEI

Any and all collusion in the market place, no matter from business or government, retards the nature of the market and makes the value of everything suspect and false.

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Thoughts from wise men

“In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate - look to his character...” —Noah Webster

“The spendthrifts who mangled America with the nightmare of double-digit inflation, record interest rates, unfair tax increases, too much regulation, credit controls, farm embargoes, gas lines, no-growth at home, weakness abroad, and phony excuses about ‘malaise’ are the last people who should be giving sermonettes about fairness and compassion... Believe me, you cannot create a desert, hand a person a cup of water, and call that compassion. You cannot pour billions of dollars into make-work jobs while destroying the economy that supports them and call that opportunity. And you cannot build up years of dependence on government and dare call that hope.” —Ronald Reagan

“Freedom is not a natural state—otherwise more people would be free. Tyranny, oppression, dictatorship and the denial of human rights are the norm for much of the planet. Mankind’s lower nature dictates that far too many seek to reduce others to servitude in order to elevate themselves. President Bush has repeatedly said that freedom is a God-given right that resides in the heart of every human. Maybe, but sometimes one must fight to extract it from the hardened hearts of others who want it exclusively for themselves. Looking at the faces of those who have fallen and driving by Arlington National Cemetery, I am reminded of the cost of freedom. Those who died allow me to travel freely. Those who sacrificed everything invested in freedom for my family and yours so that we can all live our lives where we choose to live them and worship where, and however, we please. These are freedoms most of the world can only dream about.” —Cal Thomas

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Where Have All Of The Statesmen Gone?

When I gaze out upon the political landscape I am not so arrogant as to expect to see a caucus of perfected humans. I do not need for my candidate to be my messiah. I simply require that they understand the full nature of the office they seek. That they are there not to line their pockets or their college roommate’s pockets, nor are they out to dress up their resume or to sell a book. I only ask that they understand the nature of their job and that it is not for them, but for the pursuit of liberty, that they serve.

The challenge of public office is not one for the faint hearted. It is an immeasurably difficult responsibility to take on the task of creating a safe environment for your fellow citizens and to ensure that their participation in the daily life of the society is on a level playing field with their peers. Putting yourself in the position of having your every word, from each moment of your, often-time unplanned, life exposed and judged by those who were not there to know the full context of the moment. In any office, at any level, must be one of the most taxing endeavors.

However, it seems as of late, that no matter how many times we are promised truth and honesty by the newest candidate they consistently, almost by rule, fall short of even the most basic requirements. We have, by our nit-picky rear-examination, left ourselves to pick from a segment of our society who have no business running our government, let alone the dairy whip!

The current crop of candadates falls woefully short of the understanding required to gain the title of Chief Magistrate of our Union. None seem to fully grasp what is, and is not, the responsibility of The President of The United States. In our vain attempt to secure perfection in our leaders we have driven away the true statesmen of our time, who actually understand liberty, and are left with a never-ending barrage of morally vacant politicians.