There's no government like no government.
Bumper sticker, seen in Berkeley, CA
Chart of the Day: How Accurate Are Climate Change Models?
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Nanny of the Month: June 2015
or Why Everything in DC Smells So Bad
Senate Passes Oxymoronic USA Freedom Act: Thumbs DOWN!
This is little more than a watered down bait-and-switch version that basically perpetuates grossly ineffective, cost-prohibitive blanket record keeping on the American people as de facto criminal suspects.
Where's a Drone When You Need It? And Why Prominent Dems like Obama and Warren Are Pushing for Corrupt Corporate Welfare
Surprised that "Boeing's Senator" Cantrell is pushing this, or why powerful unions which profit when these exporters put the American taxpayer on the hook if foreign customers go belly up? Kill this corrupt special-interest government creation!
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(Independent Institute). "Anything called the USA Freedom Act is almost certainly a statute to tighten and solidify our enslavement to the State.
Higgs's First Law of Statutory Names states that a congressional statute's official title is indicative of the exact opposite of what it actually does." —Robert Higgs
Fascists love coming up with oxymoronic names for their assaults on liberty.... Heaven forbid we should pass a true NSA reform "Get a Warrant Act"...
(Rand Paul 2016). Rand Paul is not getting any money from the Washington machine.
One of the most annoying things during Rand Paul's politically courageous stand against McConnell's determined quest for yet another Patriot Act renewal was hearing his neo-con GOP colleagues suggesting that his principled opposition was little more than a cynical fundraising gimmick. Apparenly nothing says "principle" like sucking up to a neo-con billionaire for scraps from his table..
(Reason). Advance Your Political Career by Hassling Small Soap Makers! Presenting the Nanny of the Month for May 2015
Watching dirty politicians in action makes me want to shower. We need a variety of soaps--sewer workers need a good one, and politicians need something stronger...
TSA Scores 5% On Airport Security (But 100% on Removing Your Cup of Coffee, Belt, Shoes and Dignity); Response: Find a Fall Guy and Ask For More Money
Politically Correct History Board Doesn't Know Much About History
A Sweet Dog From Afghanistan
Political Cartoon
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| Courtesy of Eric Allie via IPI |
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| Courtesy of Lisa Benson via Townhall |
Cat Stevens, "Another Saturday Night"
