You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.
Malcolm Forbes
Tweet of the Day
@Madhatter_007 The right of people to move is a natural right, & any authoritarian attempt to impose on individual rights is an abomination.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
The Trump Administration is reportedly planning to separate unauthorized entry mothers from their children as a deterrent. Family values?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
Trump needs to stop this crackpot obsession that a retired Obama has been plotting against him. He cannot sell his policies on their merits.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
Let's be clear. When Trump talks about other nations taking advantage of trade, it's not foreign governments buying and selling goods.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
Businesses and ultimately consumers buy goods and services. What Trump is really saying is that he doesn't trust Americans to spend money.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
It's not just economically illiterate alt-right cultists who are protectionists. Progressives also rant about consumers of Chinese goods.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
Nearly half of Chinese exports to the US are electronic equipment & machinery; often parodied: toys, footwear, and textiles: only about 10%.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
What does the US export to the rest of the world? Machinery, electronic equipment, aircraft, vehicles, fuel: the price we pay for imports— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
This condescending attitude of progressive and other elitists towards the purchasing decisions of lower-income Americans is abominable.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
There are substantive nutritional reasons for not buying Happy Meals from McDonald's, but most of the purchase is locally procured, not toys— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
When Trump ignorantly criticizes "globalists", he means a vast conspiracy of consumers and suppliers involved in voluntary transactions.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
Trump proposes intervening in the highly efficient global market. What he is trying to do a rig the market against consumers to pay more.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
Will some domestic companies/workers benefit from Trump's anti-competitive policies? Yes. But higher prices eat at your standard of living.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
Trumponomics is just as flawed as Obamanomics. They both assume that a handful of political whores are better than 320M American consumers— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
This shared idea that a few billion in public infrastructure spending will jumpstart an $18.5T economy is beyond delusional.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
Privatize infrastructure; don't expect political whores to sacrifice their parochial interests for the common good. The Invisible Hand works— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
How does your species propagate? #FirstWordsToAliens— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 4, 2017
The superior Japanese economy will lead the way into the next century. #OverHeardInThe80s— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 5, 2017
Hot fudge sundae #My3WordGuiltyPleasure— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 5, 2017
Life is like a box of vanillas and chocolates. "Jeff Sessions as Forrest Gump"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 5, 2017
The Muslim Case For Liberty
Libertarian, Heal Thyself
Facebook Corner
(Pro-Life Libertarians). One of the many things that grinds my gears about the contemporary Right is the fact that so many conservatives are less concerned about limiting government and more concerned about contradicting the Left.
"Yeah, the travel ban is unjust, but lefties hate it, so it must be good. Sure, Jeff Sessions is a drug warrior, but dang it, those filthy liberals hate him, so he must be my friend. Trump just killed some kids in Yemen. Well, that's not good, but Democrats hate the guy, so I'll let this one slide."
Seriously. Either be a libertarian or go home. Otherwise, we'll end up with another Gary Johnson in 2020.
It seems that former Republicans navigate to the LP nomination. That being said, I wouldn't mind seeing Rand Paul, Justin Amash, or Thomas Massie going for it.
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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Sheena Easton, "You Could Have Been With Me". Hands down, my favorite Easton hit. Maybe because I'm the oldest of 7.
