Category: Government
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Quote of the Day – Titles Edition
How would George Washington — a man who actually turned down the presidential salary and preferred being called “Mr. President” over other ‘too majestic’ sounding titles — react if he could see the current state of American politics, exemplified by what Senator Boxer did last week? At a recent hearing, Boxer had the gall to…
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How small a person do you have to be…
To be in this conversation? Brig. Gen. Michael Walsh, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was testifying on the Louisiana coastal restoration process in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He began to answer one of Boxer’s questions with “ma’am” when Boxer immediately cut him off. “You know, do me a favor,” an irritated Boxer…
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Quote of the Day – Grown Up Edition
We need a new political party in Washington, to get the checkbook away from the 537 people who have been kiting checks like a runaway teenager who boosted mom’s purse. Not the G.O.P., because they’re part of the problem. We will call ourselves the G.U.P.: the GrownUp Party, and our motto will be “No we…
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Quote of the Day – Smaller Government Edition
If I thought that our current level of government was the perfect level of government – which I certainly do not – I would still fight for a smaller government, in order to keep it the same size, because the nature of government is to grow. I want as few of my life choices and…
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Quote of the Day – Government (dis)services Edition
However, make no mistake about it. The government doesn’t want to be efficient. Power is not obtained by doing what is required, but by fooling the populace into believing they need everything and making it impossible to obtain. Then, the government can ‘step in’ and ‘help’. Eventually, you end up with 106 useless or less…
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Quote of the Day – Worthless Edition
Although they also got a whole bunch of GM stock certificates, which are about as worthless a medium of exchange as Confederate money these days. (Although they’ll probably be as collectible in the future, and for the same reason.) – Tam
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Quote of the Day – States Rights Edition
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state. That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the…
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Quote of the Day – World Class Errors Edition
And that is the heart of the problem. Only with the power of government do we get the truly world class mistakes. The genocides. The continent spanning wars. The crooked politicians saddling our decedents with trillions of dollars of debt for their own personal gain. The depressions. The ecological disasters. Ted Kennedy. (snerk) – Alan…
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Privatization
My response to the critics of privatizing various government functions. Today I had to renew my registration for my car. And get an emissions test. Normally includes dealing with the DMV. However, WI farms out the emissions testing, and allows you to renew your registration at the test center. I swear I have waited in…