The Bear on Nov 30 2008 | Filed under: Quote of the Day
“If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that, too.” – W. Somerset Maugham
The Bear on Nov 30 2008 | Filed under: Culture, Politics
Greetings from the Non-Global Jingoistic Bible and Gun Clinging Society of West Texas. I would like to begin by mentioning three word that refer to a government program(s) which I have pretty well been sick of hearing for several weeks. That would be “Economic Stimulus Package”. After listening to the descriptions of these various government [...]
The Bear on Nov 30 2008 | Filed under: Culture
Americans who have wasted their freedom now look to the new “messiah” to deliver them from their own failings, and thus, history is about to answer the question Jefferson asked so many years ago…. A question I’m sure he knew the answer to, before he asked.
The Bear on Nov 30 2008 | Filed under: Economy
Today, it is unlikely that the courts will let anything as old-fashioned as the Constitution stand in the way of “change.” In short, the economy today has some serious problems, but things are not desperate, though they can be made desperate by politicians.
The Bear on Nov 30 2008 | Filed under: Economy
At least 90% of the cause for the financial crisis can be laid at the doorstep of the Federal Reserve.
The Bear on Nov 29 2008 | Filed under: Quote of the Day
“Now that distrust of markets is high, Americans are supposed to believe that the institution they trust least — Congress — will pony up $1 trillion and then passively recede, never putting its 10 thumbs, like a manic Jack Horner, into the pie? Surely Congress will direct the executive branch to show compassion for this, [...]
The Bear on Nov 29 2008 | Filed under: Global War on Terrorism
Perhaps oil-thirsty America can bid for some of those oil-filled supertankers on the cheap and quietly fill our strategic oil reserve.
The Bear on Nov 29 2008 | Filed under: Culture of Corruption
If I hear one more whining politician begging to commute former Governor George Ryan’s sentence, I will scream. First of all, let me just say that he should ROT in jail. Leave it to Dick Durbin to get in front of the cameras and whine about Ryan’s sad financial situation and his wife’s ill health. [...]
The Bear on Nov 29 2008 | Filed under: Health Care
So, next time you hear someone calling for National Healthcare, remind them of all the freedom they will give up for that cradle to the grave care.
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