With the Founding Fathers, even proposing a giant government expansion like this would have gotten you a musket to the junk.
We want public servants, but we always get tyrants who think they serve best by being our rulers.
You can argue for the health care bill and say it’s for the greater good, but never again tell me you’re against fascism.
You can’t keep expanding government and be against fascism. That’s like denouncing shark attacks while chumming the water.
“We’re going to need a bigger country.”
Before liberals get all angry, maybe the guy who called Stupak a “baby killer” mistakenly thought he was in the military.
I’ll cover the left for a newspaper. I find them oddly fascinating. Actually, I would love to do scientific experiments on the left in a lab setting.
As opposed to my basement. I always feel creepy when I bring kidnapped people to my basement.
It will be interesting to see if the Supreme Court finds any limit on the government’s ability to force people to buy things. The Supreme Court is a wacky bunch. Who knows what they’ll say?!
If there are no limits, Republicans should introduce a bill requiring everyone to get guns and Bibles.
Know how in Star Trek they just handwave something as possible because of “tachyon particles”? That’s the Commerce Clause.
Remember people: Calm and assertive always gets the best results, whether commanding your dog or politicians.
I’m not hopeful on repealing Obamacare, but if we did it would be pretty funny. Even crueler than just blocking it. It would be like a kid finally getting that toy he always wanted for Christmas and then smashing it with a bat in front of him.
As a conservative, I always imagine victory in terms of a child crying.
The only thing government is competent at is destroying things. That’s why I like it best when it’s pointed at other countries.
Why people are so angry? It’s because they feel a huge injustice has been done. If you don’t see why, you need to work harder to understand.
Disagreement – even vehement disagreement – is fine, but not understanding the other’s viewpoint only makes you a fool.
Liberals do not understand conservatives’ viewpoints — this has been demonstrated by Science! — and this is a problem. There are ignorant conservatives, but for the most part they understand what liberals are trying to do and just think it’s a bad idea.
Liberals cling to labels like “racist” because they don’t understand and need to cling to some explanation.
Both liberals and conservatives want what’s best for everyone and just disagree on how to achieve that.
Note for conservatives: There’s a lot of passion, but we have to clamp down on silliness. Real conservatives don’t engage in impotent rage.
It seems pretty bad in the 24 universe with all the nukes and terrorists and women presidents, but they don’t have Obamacare. Almost makes it paradise.
Poster that should be on the wall of every CTU building: “Always listen to Jack Bauer!”
If this is the final season of 24, it should end with a major review of CTU’s screening process.
I was just saying something similar to my wife, last night…
And a stern, yet eloquent, talking-to.
Well, we’ll make sure to emplace term limits when we move to Texas and/or Montana.
“It’s true! A liberal can screw in a lightbulb!”
Frank you, are just printing out bumper stickers by the hundreds!
Tachyon Particles!
Random thought: last night’s episode of 24 was written by a computer with a mathematical formula for writing 24 Chloe did something ridiculous and it worked to her advantage. They brought Renee – fully dressed at 4:00 in the morning – back. Jack got in a shootout and expended hundreds of rounds of ammunition for nothing. Agents working with Jack turned out to be incompetent. These agents also looked like children and acted like it. So, CTU doesn’t recruit special operations guys, but children?
Finally, “Dana Walsh” is the most obvious mole in the show’s history. When “Sameer”‘s face appeared on the other side of the screen during here phone call, I paused the playback and laughed for several minutes.
And she killed my uncle!
Random thought: Before killing my uncle from Texas, “Dana Walsh” informed him that CTU – a critical government agency – stores their backup files “on site”. That may have been the most infeasible thing on the show since the cougar refused to eat Kim.
Isn’t Montana full of ranches owned by liberal celebrities? Or is that just another myth the TV is telling me?
My first though was “We can take over Canada.”
Then I realized that Canada has taken over us.
Try better lighting, cheerful colors and whimsical accessories – worked for me. I think my “guests” would agree if they could.
@5 @6 DamnCat
Thanks cat that is gonna help get me through the day. Bwahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
The problem with the slogan:
“Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death”
is that Obama is likely to you up on it.
*take you up on it. More coffee ! Gah.
I concur with DeckApe.
You forget. We are the public servants.
The Shootist was on last night. The Duke was one of the best at the calm and assertive:
“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do those things to other people and I require the same of them.”
Dunno if you were being silly, but this is actually true. Jonathan Haidt (Scientist!) did studies that showed why liberals are generally unable to comprehend opposing viewpoints. See:
http://faculty.virginia.edu/haidtlab/articles/haidt.graham.2007.when-morality-opposes-justice.pub041.pdf
Skip the above. Premature submission. Man oh man am I having probs lately.
You forget. We are the public servants.
The Shootist was on last night. The Duke was one of the best at the calm and assertive:
“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do those things to other people and I require the same of them.”
Dunno if you were being silly, but this is actually true. Jonathan Haidt (Scientist!) did studies that showed why liberals are generally unable to comprehend opposing viewpoints. See:
http://faculty.virginia.edu/haidtlab/articles/haidt.graham.2007.when-morality-opposes-justice.pub041.pdf
I think Teh One is overconfident. We”ll get Jack Bauer to work on killing socialised medicine.
We need to show some self control and class. But Billy ayers and pals can throw bobms and deface public places and kill people and that’s okay. Just don’t say a word that is offensive to liberals to a liberal.
The Commerce Clause is the navigation system in the TARDIS.
The liberals, on their little liberal sites, are scared the conseratives are coming to get them. Some have bouight cctv systems and heavier doors for their homes. Really. “Lookout !!! Here comes Sarah Palin thorugh your window !!!”
Forget it – Jack has gone soft.
Let’s get Renee to kill it. Bitch may be crazy but she gets the job done!
“…but we always get tyrants who think they serve best by being our rulers.” “KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!”
“…I always feel creepy when I bring kidnapped people to my basement.” “But then it gets better when it puts the lotion on it’s skin.”
The Commerce Clause can be brought down by high midi-clorian levels.
Calm and assertive always gets the best results……. when backed by superior firepower. Otherwise, crazed lunacy usually works.
I always imagine victory in terms of the lamentation of their women. That, and the smell of napalm in the morning.
Real conservatives don’t engage in impotent rage. And they don’t take O-bah-muhh’s blue pill to get their rage potent.
RT- The constitution is like the fence at a Zoo. Sometimes it keeps people from the animals and sometimes it keeps the animals from the people.
“As a conservative, I always imagine victory in terms of a child crying.”
Even though it’s clearly accurate, that’s not a very respectful way to talk about our president.
Know how in Star Trek they just handwave something as possible because of “tachyon particles”? That’s the Commerce Clause.
Star Trek reference! Geek!
I never engage in impotent rage, somebody always gets hurt.
BTW, I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that Jack and his team blazed away with automatic weapons for nearly 20 minutes without hitting anything, even the guy in the open on the fire escape. Then, Renee shows up and drops two guys with 4 rounds of nine mil.
See what happens when you carry a man-bag!
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint. Has it been found that bodies of men act with more rectitude or greater disinterestedness than individuals? The contrary of this has been inferred by all accurate observers of the conduct of mankind; and the inference is founded upon obvious reasons. Regard to reputation has a less active influence, when the infamy of a bad action is to be divided among a number than when it is to fall singly upon one. A spirit of faction, which is apt to mingle its poison in the deliberations of all bodies of men, will often hurry the persons of whom they are composed into improprieties and excesses, for which they would blush in a private capacity.
– Federalist Paper #15.
Liberals out of power are funny, liberals in power are dangerous.
– Rush
MarkoMancuso says:
“It’s true! A liberal can screw in a lightbulb!”
It’s true! A liberal can screw up the lightbulb!
Banning the incandescent light bulbs in favor of the twisty florescence ones
Dude — that was an amazing article! Totally revolutionized my understanding of morality. I must ponder this further.
@Krig: If you want to, you can take his survey and see where your values fit on his scales:
http://www.yourmorals.org/