Author: Simon

That is where government gets a LOT of its money. There is no point in sending lobbyists to Washington if there is no chance for gain theft. Why does the government like corporate taxation in particular? It is a stealth sales tax.

Also Why Green Energy Won’t Work And windpowerfacts.info H/T to the boys at Talk Polywell Cross Posted at Power and Control

Or why Republicans will never reverse socialism: The arsonist has lit a match to your house. The fire is raging. And your complaint? “The arsonist failed to wipe his feet before he came in tracking mud all over the house. Sticky-icky mud that is very hard to clean up.”

Typical Conservative “I’m too stupid to figure out how to fix this without putting a gun to people’s heads. Lets pass a law.” Wait a minute. That sounds like a Typical Liberal. It is getting hard to tell them apart. ===== This repost of a segment from another post was prompted by Eric’s Quadrupling the…

I was looking for reviews of Sarah Palin’s speech in Indianola, Iowa and came across something interesting. Quite a few articles on Palin’s speech were titled Crazy Train. Evidently they are reposts of an article by a certain Sara Jones. Oh. Yeah! Crazy. Here is a a post from the Crazy Train. As tired and…

Conservatives For Palin (C4P) has a round up of news reports on her speech. Update: 5 Sept 2011 0448z Here is a transcript of Palin’s speech.

This is a joke I have heard before. In the version I heard the encounter took place in a synagogue. ==== A wealthy, older couple strolled in Central Park. They happened upon a beautiful, fashionabl­y dressed young woman walking her dog. The husband smiled and went over to the woman, chatted for a few minutes…

I wonder if he looks the same on the other end. And NO! I don’t want to find out. From Speech fiasco an ‘audacity of weakness’. H/T Instapundit

I’m philosophically aligned with the Right To Life movement. Where I part ways with most of that crowd is the method for solving the problem. Which leads me to repost some comments I made on another thread about the issue. I’m not going to post a link (it is not hard to find) out of…

The 4th Amendment makes it difficult for the government to go after clandestine activities. Do you think there is a reason for that? The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable…

Of course I was a Geek before being a Geek was a good thing. That was back in the days when hackers were the good guys. Still. It is nice to feel appreciated. Cross Posted at Power and Control

W. R Mead is discussing the virtues of Justice Clarence Thomas. He has many. I especially like his dissent in Raich and also his views on Kelo. But that is not my point. We have a “Conservative” scholar who pipes up with this gem in the comments. (Bolding mine) Roe v. Wade is cut from…

Cenk Uygur is complaining about Obama’s political strategy. The essence of his complaint is that Obama has none and that there is no point in waiting for one. We’re holding our collective breath in vain. If you will hold it a little longer you can prove you are true blue. Cross Posted at Power and…

We are just past the the tenth anniversary of the first publication of my article Heroin. By this time it is old news. Medical protocols have changed with respect to illegal drug use (it is now looked on as an attempt at self medication), but we have heard nothing significant on this subject from ANY…

Reason Magazine has the story: A group representing black government employees, including a former DEA agent and member of the U.S. Marshals, has released a petition calling for an end to the drug war. Authored by Matthew F. Fogg, a retired DEA agent, the Blacks In Goverment (BIG) petition calls for a “Federal investigation for…

And you may ask why the title? Here is why. And yes the connection is rather tenuous. But so is Al Gore’s claim. H/T Watts Up With That Cross Posted at Power and Control

I’m reading around the ‘net and people touting various candidates say their candidate supports the Constitution. OK. It is good PR. But there is a test. Say to them: “I never noticed a Prohibition Amendment. Except for Alcohol.” So when a candidate supporter says “my candidate supports the Constitution” check them on it. Ask: “Where…

In A Dagger Pointed At The Heart Of The Church, I decried the lack of Church involvement in ending the Drug War. I said (in a round about way): People in chronic pain chronically take pain relievers And that it was morally wrong to be punishing such people for the illegal use of pain relievers.…

Many of you know of my disdain for Christian “outreach” due to a long ago set of incidents when I was attending public schools. Well that was a long time ago and does not explain why that attitude of mine has not been more severely attenuated. So bear with me. I’m going to tell a…

Vanderleun has the story: The Green Gym will be the first of its kind. Nowhere else in the country have such innovations been implemented for the benefit of homeless citizens. In addition to standard fitness equipment such as two weight machines, boxing bags, and a treadmill, 10 Green Revolution Technology enabled stationary bikes will generate…