Do not pursue what is illusory property and position:
all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and
can be confiscated in one fell night.
Live with a steady superiority over life
don't be afraid of misfortune, and
do not yearn after happiness;
it is after all, all the same:
the bitter doesn't last forever, and
the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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@ByronYork Wow, Heidi Cruz is seriously incompetent if she said that. Immigrants must be naturalized. Cruz was American at birth.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
@ByronYork By the way, I believe the phrase "American by birth" is used to reference birthright citizenship: being born on American soil.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
@ByronYork "American at birth" refers to citizenship through one or both American parents, with certain parental residency requirements.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
I don't know what Heidi Cruz was thinking in referring to Ted as an immigrant. He was born on Canadian soil, a different construct.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
The Trump cultist birthers are going batshit crazy over Heidi Cruz' inexplicable gaffe, calling her husband an immigrant. No, he's not.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
I can't figure out how or why an intelligent woman like Heidi Cruz would want to reopen Pandora's box. To refute anti-immigrant charges?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
#WhenISayHillaryYouSay the Democrats are scraping the bottom of the barrel.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
It's time we call the GOP Trump collaborators like Jeff Sessions, Sarah Palin and Chris Christie what they are: Vichy Republicans.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
A Trump-led GOP ticket this fall would be literally a suicide mission.George Will's latest column points out <6% of 2012 voters split ticket— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
I happen to have one of the best Congressmen in the country, Mark Sanford, member of the Liberty Caucus. If I don't move, I'll split my vote— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
The latest Indiana poll looks like Fascist Trump may pull out a victory there. This would be a national tragedy. Trump=President Hillary.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
For all the Dem boasting about the GOP nominee winning a majority vote once since the 1980's. let's point out only Obama > 50 since Carter.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
When Clinton beats Trump in a Trumpslide in November, she'll be the first Clinton > 50 in the family. Imagine a Dem Congress on coattails.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
Goldwater had strong grassroots support & was an iconic pro-liberty conservative. The liberal/moderate wing was split, didn't back him.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
Trump's incompetent organization among the grassroots leads to much amusement. Take AZ where Trump won 47%. The anti-Trumpers joined forces— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
The Trump cultists don't get the difference between a plurality and a majority. Redstate mocks Trump guru Manafort got 2 at-large delegates.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
Of course, Goldwater's defeat went beyond the White House. The Dems under LBJ declared war on future taxpayers with Medicaid, Medicare, etc.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
The only thing dumber than a Trump cultist is a Sanders cultist. Sanders ignores the fact that Sweden had a big welfare state crisis in 90s.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
Sweden has a partially privatized social security system and school choice; when have Dems supported this?The business sector less regulated— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
Sweden has slashed its top personal tax rate by a third, done away with inheritance and gift taxes, & its business taxes about a third less.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
So when Bernie Sanders spins his pick-and-choose welfare state nirvana, it's intellectually dishonest. Swedes admit their mistakes.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
The real visual for Bernie Sanders' socialism is Venezuela, where the late Chavez' daughter is worth an alleged $4.2B. Not just toilet paper— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
According to WSJ, the largest beer brewery has shut down, unable to import ingredients. When Maduro fails Joe Six Pack, he is done.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
So parents of Sanders cultists, give your kids a supply of toilet paper and beer, and explain that it's an investment in their future.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
Tennessee became the second state to repeal an income tax (investment; it didn't tax wages). Trivia: the first state? Alaska, 1979.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
Image of the DayChris Christie probably wishes Trump's wall encircled NJ after billionaire David Tepper and his hedge fund moved to FL; the top 1% pays 1/3.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 1, 2016
Good Profit: Charles Koch Interview Part 2
This longer clip of the Hoover Institution explains how Koch Industries ended up buying a paper products company and company priorities, like workplace safety. Several interesting questions: is Koch Industries more of a conglomerate, and how does this make sense? Why don't you do what a lot of big companies do--quietly hire a lobbying firm in DC? What do you make of Trump and Bernie Sanders?
Karl Rove On the Election of 1896
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Rod Stewart, "Tonight I'm Yours"
