Miscellany: 5/31/16

Quote of the Day
I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but 
I can give you a formula for failure: 
try to please everybody all the time.
Herbert Bayard Swope

Tweet of the Day

Austin's recent anti-ridesharing referendum has resulted in a black market for ridesharing. https://t.co/zBHXyNpe41 pic.twitter.com/Tw7MK0aXZw

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

@TheBaxterBean Just a reminder that if one does not support the State imposing its will on individuals,one doesn't oppose voluntary actions.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I swear to God most people think if a piece of legislation has a politically correct ideal name, it's like voting for or against the ideal.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Does anybody oppose the concept of "affordable healthcare"? Of course not, but that's the shade of lipstick the Dems put on their pig

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

ObamaCare has done nothing to make healthcare more affordable any more than Trump University was a real university. All sizzle and no steak.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

The question is how did an educated woman with an MD and PhD come to marry Alan Grayson, who had a 20-odd year marriage annulled on bigamy?

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Grayson's ex-wife had alleged domestic violence, and Grayson, a multi-millionaire. sought to exclude any division of assets during marriage.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

The wealthy Grayson's split was so acrimonious that his ex had to file for food stamps and their kids qualified for the free lunch program.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Alan Grayson is like the Donald Trump of the Democratic Party. (Of course, some of us think that Trump never divorced from the Democrats.)

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#BadSummerCampNames Camp Sandusky

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Donald Trump calling an ABC reporter sleazy is like Chris Christie calling me fat.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Camp NSA: We know what you did last summer, fall, winter... #BadSummerCampNames

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#BadSummerCampNames Camp Apprentice.Campers each day will divide into 2 teams and assigned a project. A losing team member will be sent home

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#ItsWorthLivingFor an aha moment. When you finally figure things out.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

@renarddans @_arbitrageur_ @GeorgeWill George Will is the best columnist in America. You are just another Know Nothing Trump cultist.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I don't mean to get cross with Trumpkin or Sanders cultists, but I really lose my patience with people who hero-worship political whores.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I'm batting about 50/50 in Presidential elections, and I can tell you that even the ones I've voted for have deeply disappointed me.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

We are not "fiscally conservative and socially liberal." That sleep-inducing formula is an insult to the libertarian tradition. - Tom Woods

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I don't have Trump Derangement Syndrome. It's more of an extreme annoyance at a thin-skinned prima donna. This playground bully stuff is old

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I didn't like it when Cruz started attacking the media, and Trump makes Cruz look like an amateur. It is demeaning to the Presidency.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Trump's phony populist shtick drives anyone with a functioning brain crazy. Trump's anti-trade, anti-immigrant stands are economic suicide.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Trumponomics is not only Hooverism all over again; it's fundamentally corrupt & anti-consumer at core. Our fast-fading advantage:innovation.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

The fascist regulators on the left (and Big Govt Trump from the right) have managed to cripple the dynamic, diversified American economy.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#MyBestFriendiIn4Words Steadfast during tough times

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

"McConnell: Refusing to Back Trump Disrespects GOP Voters and Helps Hillary". Go to hell, McConnell. I don't give a damn about 40% of voters

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

If the GOP gave a damn about beating Clinton in the fall, they wouldn't be nominating the one asshole who will lose to her.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Clinton may be a leftist, but she's less of a threat to liberty and the Constitution than Trump.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I think Clinton will be sane on TPP and TTIP once that batshit crazy old geezer socialist is mathematically eliminated June 7.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

It may be that Trump isn't the buffoon he plays on the campaign trail, that this shtick is another con to persuade people to give him power.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

The problem with Trump, if this overaged schoolboy bully shtick is just an act, is that he risks losing his base if he ever breaks kayfabe.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I've tweeted before, if you go through the RCP graph of head to heads, the gap has narrowed 3 times over the past year. Clinton has regained

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Clinton is an awful campaigner and lacks the charisma of Bill or Obama. But she is still in a tough battle against Sanders & that's hurting.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Trump's ratings have improved since the last 2 candidates dropped out after Indiana weeks ago. Clinton will also improve once she clinches.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Marco Rubio is now embarrassing himself. Now that he's kissed Pope Trump's ring, he admits that Trump's hands aren't as small as he thought.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

In fact, Trump is encouraging Rubio to file for reelection. I don't think so. He has spent much of the last year not voting, big problem.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

If I were Rubio, I would gear up to succeed term-limited Rick Scott. I think Rubio becomes a more credible candidate with admin experience.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

It looks as though this election is in the back mirror for Cruz. I just got an email seeking to raise funds for his Senate reelection.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

A big advantage for Clinton this fall will be Obama's increasing popularity, with approvals near or above 50%. Trump needs a straight flush.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I was wondering why Bill Kristol and NR columninst David French were trending. It turns out that French may be the independent conservative.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I have a preference for George Will, but I've read a number of good NR pieces from French; I want to see if it happens. He needs a platform.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

I want to know French's position on Nazi cakes (re: Johnson), but he's a principled conservative and a Constitutionalist, so I could support

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

@Bencjacobs This is the same SOB who once claimed he was a registered Conservative, not Republican. Hannity is no conservative. #NeverTrump

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) June 1, 2016

@FoxNews @THEHermanCain @BillKristol Herman Cain has joined Team 6-6-6! God bless TRUE conservatives. #NeverTrump

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) June 1, 2016

@benshapiro Wait for the Trumpster's inevitable denunciations of French fries, French wine, and French bread. A tariff on French products.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) June 1, 2016

#IStandWithHateSpeech because unlike sticks or stones words will never hurt us. One person's hate speech is another's freedom of expression.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) June 1, 2016

#IDriveThemWildWithMy dry sense of humor.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) June 1, 2016

The slipperly slope of elective abortion to infanticide: https://t.co/b9jPBFH5Ds

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) June 1, 2016

"Thou shalt not procure abortion, nor commit infanticide" - The Didache II.2. The Didache is one of the earliest Christian documents, 1st c.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) June 1, 2016

Victory for Property Rights at SCOTUS



Libertarian Party 2016



Millennials Meet the Beatles



Choose Life: News of a New Sibling



Double the blessing!


Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Steve Kelley via Townhall

Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Whitney Houston, "Greatest Love of All". I remember George Benson's original take from the soundtrack of an Ali movie. Houston scored a third consecutive #1 with her remake.

Miscellany: 5/30/16 Memorial Day

Quote of the Day
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
James Thurber

Tweet of the Day

#YoullNeverHearMeSay I'm voting for Trump.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

#YoullNeverHearMeSay Do you want fries with that?

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

#YoullNeverHearMeSay I miss Barack Obama.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

2383POTUS #ClintonPasswords

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

Donald Trump's narcissism and immorality showed up, once again, at a San Diego rally where he attacked Trump U case district judge.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

17Jan20 #ClintonPasswords

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

Trump actually said "the GOP can't control their own, then they are not a party." As if the GOP is able to control him, period.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

As Kristol hints at an impressive third-party candidate, what about Texas' anti-democratic early filing deadline (May 9)? Write-in possible.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

The write-in filing deadline for POTUS in TX is August 22. But the point is that Kristol's mystery candidate has to surface soon.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

In a information age country, why does Texas require 6 months for a third party to file?Florida doesn't even have a Senate runoff until Aug.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

As I attempted to have fun with the trending Hillary Clinton's password hashtag, as I reviewed other tweets, Clinton was being whipsawed

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

I'm #NeverClinton, but if I was forced to choose between Clinton and Trump, I would vote for Clinton: Trump is an unprincipled authoritarian

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

It's bad enough Trump is always whining about the law when it goes against him: eminent domain, libel, Trump U. Here's a clue: WE DON'T CARE

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

I thought Obama was immoral when he attacked SCOTUS in their faces at SOTU over Citizens United. When Trump bashes federal judges, nothing.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

Trump’s rally attack on U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel https://t.co/NvCOmXQkBB pic.twitter.com/fCmQBXjRml

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

Trump's unconscionable attack on the magistrate judge https://t.co/H3czvJ2JB9 pic.twitter.com/U5DsRWIq9J

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

Let us make future sacrifices of young Americans rare and defensive in nature, not as politican pawns. #MemorialDay2016

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

I want to know if Trump can be charged over his abusive, intimidating comments over Judge Curiel.Trump called the Indiana-born judge Mexican

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

Only at an LP Convention. Please don't try this at home. No, Trump or Clinton, we especially don't want you to do it.https://t.co/Jk8AWOM8dd

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

@RubyLeo727 I'm glad you recognize that the Wharton degree Trump earned isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Trump U. was a scam.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

@RubyLeo727 @GideonResnick @politico This Trumpkin cultist is getting repetitive.Trump's corrupt attempts to intimidate a judge are illegal

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

@evegpt @RubyLeo727 Trump's exploitation of a scam fleecing people out of thousands of dollars is fraud, which amount to theft of assets.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

@GideonResnick This is a deliberate distortion; the timing is coincidental. The judge was ruling on the people's right to know re: WashPo.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#RejectedBlogTopics politically incorrect lectures

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#RejectedBlogTopics how conservatives can find a safe place in academia

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#IWasDisqualifiedFor speaking out of turn

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#IWasDisqualifiedFor eating a poppy seed bun

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#IWasDisqualifiedFor eating non-kosher hot dogs in dairy hot dog buns

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#IWasUnqualifiedFor stepping on a sidewalk crack

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

#UnlikelyWeddingVows In the event the bride is unable to perform her wifely duties, the groom may designate a substitute wife.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Quaker Oaks, a Quaker-owned business, responds to Quaker Oats/Pepsi trademark attorney: https://t.co/ywXFTPpyKW pic.twitter.com/2BgkfKssaH

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 31, 2016

Image of the Day

Yesterday at the Libertarian National Convention



Controversial LP VP Nominee, Bill Weld



Snowden on National Interest



Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Steve Breen via Townhall

Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know?". Infectious pop music: Whiney's followup #1 hit to "Saving All My Love".

Miscellany: 5/29/16

Quote of the Day
There is no greater impotence in all the world like 
knowing you are right and that 
the wave of the world is wrong, yet 
the wave crashes upon you.
Norman Mailer

Tweet of the Day

Gary Johnson is so very wrong on so many things: Nazi cakes, the Civil Rights Act, Hiroshima, social security, etc. #NeverJohnson

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

If I were at the Libertarian Convention, my vote would go to Petersen. My fear is that Johnson may ride multiple polls showing him draw 10%.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

Well, for the first time in my life I'm watching the Libertarian Convention (I will be boycotting the Dem and GOP Conventions) this morning.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

Well, Tropical Storm Bernie, I mean Bonnie, is making itself known to my SC residence with thunderstorms & heavy rain. Bernie will also pass

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

The LP debates and presentations are a bit of an acquired taste. Doherty has an interesting take in Reason. I am more orthodox than Johnson.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

I tend to be more pragmatic in my politics than the LP, e.g., more criminal justice reform and decriminalization than drug legalization.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

I endorse a https://t.co/DVue7GteGh petition for let liberty debate, i.e., include the LP nominee in the Presidential debates this fall.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

One intriguing fact about the LP Presidential nomination rollcall: they start in alphabetic sequence from the asshole of the nation, DC.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

Gary Johnson barely missed the necessary majority on the first ballot at the LP convention with Petersen a distant second. Upcoming ballot.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

Gary Johnson picked up 6 pts on the second ballot to secure nomination at 55% of delegates. Petersen picked up little, if any support.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

For reasons I've tweeted earlier, I can't support Gary Johnson for POTUS. I do like the fact that Johnson has public executive experience.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

Who will I support? I still haven't seen an independent candidate emerge from the #NeverTrump movement. I'm leaning to a write-in, Coburn.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

How did Gary Johnson's hashtag become #FeeltheJohnson? Isn't Johnson slang for a male private part? This comes across as erotic.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

#BadDrinkNames Bloody Zombie

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

#BadDrinkNames Gin and Toxic

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

#TherapyIn4Words How do you feel?

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

I never looked into the process of write-in voting. In some states you can't do it for POTUS; in other states, the candidate must register.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

So I may end up eating my words, unless an independent candidate emerges, and voting for Johnson if the choices are Trump, Clinton, Johnson.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 30, 2016

Image of the Day

Can Republicans Find a Home in the Libertarian Party?



Facebook Corner

(Catholic Libertarians). Pro-Life Republican: "Killing an unborn child is always wrong, no exceptions. Even in difficult situations like rape and incest, an innocent life should never be sentenced to death due to the crimes of another, no matter how heinous."
Pro-Life libertarian: "I agree. What about all the preborn babies (not to mention everyone else) in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945?"
Inconsistently-Pro-Life-Republican: "That's different."
The ends never justify the means. ‪#‎ConsistentProLifeEthic‬
It's sad to see so much rubbish comments in this thread by misguided apologists over the war crimes of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings. I've been flamed on Twitter for pushing back on patriotically correct decisions. These wackos are just reinforcing the propaganda they were taught in public schools. The only thing I might add is that it wasn't just the nuclear attacks: the Allies' firebombing of Dresden and Tokyo were also unconscionable terror acts against civilians. Over a million Japanese civilians were made homeless; dozens of cities were bombed to rubble. And then there was an actual "Operation Starvation" in 1945 where imports of food were stopped and the average Japanese had maybe 80% of life-sustaining calories. 

The Japanese were aware that the tide of the war had turned against them by 1944, and there is serious evidence that FDR was presented for an offer of surrender before Yalta by MacArthur very much like the actual terms. It seems the main stumbling block was the Japanese wanted to retain their monarchy, and bloodlust Americans wanted nothing less than "unconditional surrender". How many lives were destroyed, including American casualties, by an unnecessarily extended war?

It's not just Catholic prelates condemned the bombings. Conservative publications like the Chicago Tribune, Human Events and National Review sharply disagreed with the nuke bombings. I find it ironic now we see National Review, after Buckley's passing, turn out conventional defenses of the bombings.

And to wrap this comment, Gary Johnson, the libertarian in name only, not only wants to compel sales of Nazi cakes by Jewish bakers, but is okay with the Hiroshima bombing, to the point Tom Woods himself tweeted on the topic (I think it was yesterday, but I read it yesterday on a Johnson hashtag.)

(Pro-Life Libertarians). Personally, I had hoped that Austin Petersen would win the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination this time around. He was the only candidate who articulated even marginally pro-life views when it comes to abortion, and while he was far from perfect (I vehemently disagree with his views on the atomic bombings), I still believe that he would have been the best vehicle for our cause this election cycle.
Some have argued that Petersen would have won the nomination had he toned down the personal attacks on other libertarians, pledged his fidelity to the non-aggression principle, and acted less like an Internet troll. What are your thoughts on these allegations?
Pro-Life Libertarians At this point, I'm going to write in Ron Paul. I know he's not running, but that's the beauty of a protest vote.
I'm leaning to writing in Tom Coburn because of his fiscal conservatism and focus on entitlements. I cannot support Johnson because of deviations from the right of contract (Nazi cakes), Hiroshima, Civil Rights Statism.

Choose Life: Daddies Sing To/With Daughters

I love this video... She is so adorable






Sad, but beautiful


Political Cartoon

Courtesy of the original artist via Campaign For Liberty

Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Whitney Houston, "Saving All My Love For You". Her first #1 and the single which really caught my attention. I still consider this song her signature song.

Miscellany: 5/28/16

Quote of the Day
Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. 
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Marilyn vos Savant

Tweet of the Day

#WeHonorOurVeteransBy not legislating away our liberty which was hard-won

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

#WeHonorOurVeteransBy by doing more than pay lip service to their sacrifices a day or two a year. We treat them with respect and listen.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

#WeHonorOurVeteransBy minimizing the need for future sacrifice, by emphasizing trade and diplomacy, by making wars rare and for self-defense

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

#EroticDisneyFilms Aladdin and 1001 Nights With Different Girls.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

#EroticDisneyFilms The Lion King and Droit Du Seigneur

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

#EroticDisneyFilms Chasing the Little Mermaid's Tail

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

#EroticDisneyFilms The Jungle Sex Book

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

#EroticDisneyFilms Sex Toy Story

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

I'm still waiting for Bernie Sanders to take a second honeymoon to the socialist paradise of Venezuela.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

Bob Dole thinks that Hillary Clinton has a lot of baggage? So did Bill Clinton, and neither Bush nor Dole came close. Not to mention Trump.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

#MakeAMaleFemaleAndViceVersa Bernadette Sanders

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

#MakeAMaleFemaleAndViceVersa Donna Trump

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

#MakeAMaleFemaleAndViceVersa Eli Warren

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 29, 2016

Image of the Day

From Atlas Shrugged



Citizens United and Free Speech



Bathroom Politics



A Fellow Viking Fan



A Beautiful Girl



Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Nate  Beeler via Townhall

Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Whitney Houston, "You Give Good Love". Whitney's first Top 10 hit, which was followed by an incredible 7 straight #1's.

Miscellany: 5/27/16

Quote of the Day
Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?
Philip G. Hamerton

Tweet of the Day

The Founding Fathers #GreaterThanTrump

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

The Constitution #GreaterThanTrump

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Rich Man (Hall & Oates) #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Secret Bank Account (Doris Day) #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Our Mansion (CSNY) #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Drive My Lamborghini #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

How Much Is That Diamond in the Window? (Patti Page) #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Do You Want to Know My Secret Lock Combination? (Beatles) #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Just Another Brick in Trump's Wall #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

The Long and Winding Road Through My Estate #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Coat of Many Foxes (Dolly Parton) #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Love in a Car Elevator #MillionaireSongs

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

I don't follow auto racing that much. As a perpetual low-carb dieter, when I saw #CarbDay trending, I thought doughnuts, pasta, cake, fries.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@galt_007 @BarackObama NOT the right thing to do. It was a monstrous war crime.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@JustTheKK @galt_007 @BarackObama The propaganda you were taught in school? Japan tried to sue for peace a year before the atomic bombs.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

How I came to oppose the decision to use atom bombs in Japan was unlikely. I was brought up a military brat & my Dad was into WWII history.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

I had studied the conventional accounts to WWII in my high school and college history classes, how Truman saved us from a costly invasion.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

The fact is that Japan knew it had lost the war by 1944. It lacks basic natural resources like the oil needed to run its war machine.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

By early 1945, oil shipments had been stopped by blockade. Its Navy and Air Force were outmatched. Dozens of cities were reduced to rubble.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@JustTheKK @galt_007 @BarackObama I suggest that you stop trying to rationalize deliberate attacks on civilians by Allied forces.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

A million Japanese people had become homeless. People weren't able to get enough food to eat. The stumbling block: unconditional surrender

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

The chief stumbling block: the Japanese wanted to retain their monarchy, and in the end we wisely allowed them to keep it.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@JustTheKK @galt_007 @BarackObama I'm a classic liberal (libertarian). If you knew anything, conservatives of the period opposed the bombs.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

What is astonishing is the fact that mainstream conservatives defend the bomb decision. For years, National Review and others criticized it.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@babsben 'Austerity' ALWAYS works. You are just a thieving bastard in denial. Taxes always steal from the more efficient private sector.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@joschein The problem with fascists like you is your wishlist always exceeds other people's wallets.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@joschein Not a Randian. I'm a classical liberal.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@DarkStream Pearl Harbor was in part a response to FDR's embargo and freezing of assets. The atomic bombs were unconscionable war crimes.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@DarkStream Pearl Harbor was an aggression, and the US had a right to self-defense. This doesn't justify war crimes against civilians.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Your car just got towed. #MakeMeMadIn5Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@DarkStream Lying bastard. The Japanese wanted to surrender on the same terms before FDR went to Yalta. Inconvenient fact.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

You didn't make the cut. #MakeMeMadIn5Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@SykesisAbstract @DarkStream The devil made me do it. No, war crimes are war crimes. We firebombed and nuked civilian targets. Unnecessary.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Your job application was rejected. #MakeMeMadIn5Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

You're just not good enough. #MakeMeMadIn5Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@SykesisAbstract @DarkStream Nope. Japan tried to surrender on essentially the same terms a year earlier.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Trump is the lesser evil. #MakeMeMadIn5Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

As an MIS academic, I'm frustrated the federal government still has billions invested in obsolete, desupported IT https://t.co/rNMB4Uu1zn

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Trump is taking a victory lap, jeering at GOP rivals who were convinced that he would never win the nomination. Of course, if he drops dead.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Trump says that he'll transform the GOP into a worker's party. Actually, he is delusional that he can "fix" the economy by the same policies

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Trump thinks we can grow our way out of entitlement reform. This goes beyond voodoo economics. By some estimates, entitlements add $5T/yr.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

We needed to invest far more years ago, we needed to cut benefits years ago, just to avoid shifting more of the burden to future taxpayers.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

And Trump is not going to get economic growth by starting trade wars or restricting immigration. The stuff he is advocating SHRINKS economy.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

What we need is a freer economy: this means stopping economic interventions, expanding trade, lessening regulations and shrinking govt.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Trump doesn't want to shrink government; he thinks he's more competent. And this is still, to use Hayek's words, a fatal conceit.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

A sickly horse won't win the race just because you change the jockeys. The right jockey gives the horse room to heal and run his own race.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Wait... Here's my Presidential pardon from Obama #HillaryArrestQuotes

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

@Trumpbart Ever notice how bullies run away when somebody calls their bluff?

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Trump called Elizabeth Warren Pocahantas. Actually, Warren claims to be Cherokee, and Pocahantas was one of the Powhatan.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

#ChickenTrump was told his opponent would be Colonel Sanders, not Bernie Sanders.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Why won't Bernie Sanders address the failures of democratic socialism in Venezuela? #ChickenSanders

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

Mark Perry of Carpe Diem in FEE debunks the 335X CEO/average worker wage ratio promoted by union propagandists.Redistributed CEO pay:$1.2/wk

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 28, 2016

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(National Review). It defeated great evil and inaugurated a period of peace.
 It was wrong and unnecessary. I suggest that you review National Review archives--NR was unambiguously critical of Truman's actions. What the hell has happened to NR since William Buckley passed?

(Reason). If this trend continues, the Libertarian Party could very well set a new interest record.
Not when you have an idiot like Gary Johnson who doesn't believe in voluntary contracts, i.e., jews baking Nazi cakes.

Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Gary Varvel via Townhall

Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Whitney Houston (with Teddy Pendergrass), "Hold Me". What can you say: one of the best duets ever, her first A/C Top 10 hit.

Miscellany: 5/26/16

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The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
Flannery O'Connor

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On that Warren house flip, I remember my mom and uncle (priest) sold their father's house in Fall River for a similar price. Property taxes.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

My Mom had no intent to move back home, and my uncle lived in diocesan rectories. Still, I thought they could have rented it out.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

It was a nice two-story, a separate apartment upstairs he rented out for a nominal amount, plus a bungalow in the back where a brother lived

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

It was the closest thing to a family home for an Air Force brat growing up. My grandfather passed around the time I earned my first Master's

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

The house was bought by a yuppie couple, who were commuting to Boston, I think. As I recall, they lived there 2-3 years & sold it at double.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

I don't think it bothered my mom that she sold at the wrong time in the real estate cycle. She couldn't manage the property from Texas.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Melissa Gilbert dropped out of the race, for health reasons, to challenge Congressman Bishop (R-MI). Gilbert played Laura Ingalls Wilder.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Ironically Wilder, known as the author of the Little House on the Prarie series, was one of the early libertarians, as Time reports. Not Dem

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Casper the Ghost and Mrs. Muir #ComicBookTVShows

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

How Fllipper Met Aquaman #ComicBookTVShows

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

The Courtship of Dick Grayson's Father #ComicBookTVShows

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

I Dream of Veronica and Betty #ComicBookTVShows

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

The Wheels of Justice League #ComicBookTVShows

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

The Fantastic Four is Enough #ComicBookTVShows

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

One never really knows what tweets people will respond to. 'The Courtship of Dick Grayson's Father' (Batman) has taken off; TV execs?

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Are they serious? Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are going to debate? Let me guess: Jerry Springer is going to be the moderator?

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Sanders and Trump are both economic nationalists; they are anti-trade and anti-immigrant. Both believe in Big Govt and higher taxes.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

My sense of the Clinton email server kerfuffle is that Hillary Clinton will get a slap on the wrists. Policies should have been tighter.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

As an IT professional, I would have escalated the issue, even if Clinton could have me fired. I would have considered her request a breach.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

If anyone had access to the nation's secrets beyond POTUS it was Secretary Clinton.The temptation to work around security barriers too great

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

You have to tighten security at points of vulnerability & Clinton's home server was not protected by the govt. A case of emperor no clothes.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

The problem is that managers often have discretion. Back in 1999, I had a boss who was changing the company email server to Outlook.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

At the last minute, he announced supervisors would be given another 6 months on the old server. There was a nuance in email addresses.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

I did not have control of the email servers. There might have been ways to forward emails from the new email addresses.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

But we had a new expense report approval system requiring usable supervisor email addresses; this had been configured for the new addresses.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

The system would automatically reject unapproved requests after a configured 2-week period. If the notification email was "lost" no approval

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

I had no way of knowing which managers were opting for my boss' grace period.This is one example of how manager discretion is an issue.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Yes, it was hypocritical that Secretary Clinton's own subordinates had to follow a stricter policy, and I'm sure she did policy training.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

I didn't cover Trump's Tuesday primary victory where he got 75% of the vote competing against himself.I thought he needed June 7 but AP 1238

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton needs 78 according to AP. She'll easily get that in either CA or NJ by themselves. June 7 is more about the vote vs Sanders.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Trump wants to talk to North Korea? He probably got briefed by Dennis Rodman, who was also on Celebrity Apprentice.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Trump passed the 1237 delegate threshold (AP and CBS) when enough previously unbound delegates pledged to support his nomination.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

It's the thought that counts. And your thought sucks. #BadInspirationalQuotes

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

@Trumpbart It looks like Marco Rubio has been eating like Chris Christie. Soon Trump will have to call him "Big Marco".

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

You attract more flies with honey. Why do you want more flies? #BadInspirationQuotes

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

It isn't whether you win or lose. Unless you're a coach. #BadInspirationQuotes

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Why do I think the proposed Trump-Sanders debate will be more an audience participation sport?

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Hippie-Heir Showdown #SandersTrumpDebateNames

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 26, 2016

Get an education #DadAdvicein3Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Show some respect #DadAdvicein3Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Sink or swim #DadAdvicein3Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Finish the job #DadAdvicein3Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Family comes first #DadAdvicein3Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

Never give up #DadAdvicein3Words

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

What do you really think? #5WordedRiskyBehavior

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

I don't want your help #5WordedRiskyBehavior

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 27, 2016

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(National Review). "In failing to defend Harry Truman’s decision to use the bomb, the leader of the free world will disregard the responsibility of his office to the men and women of the U.S. military." -- Tom Rogan
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were war crimes, pure and simple, just like the firebombings of Dresden and Tokyo. There is eyewitness testimony that FDR was presented before Yalta with a Japanese offer to surrender under the same terms offered.
Find us a link to this.
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/08/14/page/1/article/ignored-japanese-peace-bids-plague-u-s-west-with-what-might-have-been

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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Rod Stewart, "Faith of the Heart". This finishes my Stewart retrospective. Next up: Whitney Houston.