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Joe the plumber needs to shut up already

12 Dec, 2008 in General Musings by

I came across this post over on Christian Science Monitor‘s website and just had to say something about it. This is probably the last thing that I’ll say about this guy, unless it turns out this his book is a huge hit, which it could be. Joe “the plumber” has a book that is coming [...]

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C.S. Lewis quote

23 Sep, 2008 in General Musings by

I came across this quote on youtube and figured I’d share it on here: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity [...]

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Banking bailout nonsense

22 Sep, 2008 in General Musings by

I oppose the bailout of the financial industry.  I oppose it wholeheartedly.  This is why: It’s not so much that the underlying reason for the whole mess was the quest for profit fueled by greed.  It’s not so much that these companies have been lying to us and are now getting their just deserts. The [...]

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