Miscellany: 9/30/15

Quote of the Day
The day a person becomes a cynic is the day he loses his youth.
Marvin D. Levy

Earlier One-Off Post: Is Hillary the "Most Qualified" Presidential Candidate? Really?

Image of the Day

Remy is Back and Tackling School Administrative Idiocy



Another Account of the Economically Illiterate FDR



Facebook Corner

(National Review). Pope Francis cannot be put into a liberal, Democratic box.
Two critical points:
(1). The Pope intentionally didn't publicize this; where's the leadership if he doesn't have the courage to lead openly?
(2), The Pope opened the door with his ambiguous "who am I to judge?" rhetoric.

(Pro-Life Libertarians). Petersen really drops the ball here.
Personally opposing abortion doesn't accomplish anything. Without a government to protect their rights, unborn children will continue to be treated as second-class citizens.
Austin Petersen

September 28 at 6:37pm · Edited · 

Although I am pro-life, I do not think the government should be involved in legislating abortion. Why? Because a government big enough to make those decisions is big enough to FORCE you to have abortions, as they do in China. What you empower government to do today, can be used as a power for the opposite effect tomorrow. We must exemplify a culture of life, encourage adoptions, and offer mothers hope and options. We cannot believe that by terrorizing them with the government that we will change their minds. We are a nation of life, and love, not big government and force.

I think Petersen is running for President on the LP ticket, and roughly two-thirds of libertarians are pro-aborts. One could just as well argue that to the extent any government refuses to acknowledge the natural right for the preborn to live is on a slippery road to arbitrarily defining the rights of others, say the elderly and disabled. Everyone knows the consequences of sex without birth control; there are operations, devices and meds to prevent the possibility of conception. With freedom comes responsibility--not at the expense of the rights of others.

(IPI). Now that ‪#‎Chicago‬ has lifted its ban on food carts, there should be no restrictions on where vendors can operate.
Yet, less than a day after the ban was lifted, aldermen with a history of limiting the city's food options made moves to restrict vendors' ability to operate in lucrative locations.
Political whores who put their crony restauranteur political contributions over the interests of the consumer, who gets more choice and competition for his hard-earned dollar. Food carts and trucks are often a financially viable first step towards a brick-and-mortar as they grow their reputation.

Who's the Daddy? Not the Mommy!



Political Cartoon

Courtesy of the original artist via IPI

Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Lionel Richie, "Just For You"