“Luddites and anti-intellectuals do not master the differential equations of thermodynamics or the biochemical cures of illness. They stay in thatched huts and die young.” – Edward O. Wilson
“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice” – Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, 1742
Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured…but not everyone must prove they are a citizen.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” – Thomas Sowell
“Michael Moore simultaneously represents everything I detest in a human being and everything I feel obligated to defend in an American. Quite simply, it is that stupid moron’s right to be that utterly and completely wrong.” – Dennis Miller
When Lawbreakers are in charge of the Law, we no longer have a Republic.
Funny. They complain about racism while demanding it.
“The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” – Saul Bellow
“To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” – Sun Tzu
“It is not ours to restore the power of the Constitution. It is ours to show them the wrath of America without the protections the Constitution offers them. Let them restore it to find refuge from us.” – TL Davis
I guess the Prez thinks that if it worked for Nero, it can work for him.
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Please – Nero was so long ago; like 100 years, right? 😛
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… and I”m having such a hard time NOT saying, “I told you so” to a few dozen liberal friends.
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Yup – my tongue has a permanent dent in it where I keep biting down…..
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You know that if the healthcare.gov website were actually working, and people were signing up in droves and were deliriously happy over their wonderful new less-expensive, more-comprehensive health coverage, the democrats would all be smirking smugly and saying “I told you so” — none of them would be biting their tongues.
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Teresa, I am very fond of Barry Manilow’s music and that was good listening Of course, I had to listen before I finished your notes. During the time we have been unpacking I have wanted to write to you.
If my Mom (your paternal grandmother) were alive today she might have shed the 19th century attitude of women not speaking out. Mom would have been proud of me during this past few years. I always vote even though the choices do not follow my preferences.
The past two elections have created a feeling of trepidation in my thoughts. I actually joined the Republican Party a couple of years ago.
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Welcome to the party!
I guess I always just assumed you were a Pubbie 😛
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