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# A government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always count on the support of Paul. – George Bernard Shaw

# America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. – James Bovard

# War is just one more big government program. – Joseph Sobran

# Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. – John Adams (1814)

# They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin

# One of the greatest delusions in the world
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During an online chat today the topic of political parties came up. I was talking with a developer who rarely involves himself with politics, so it was an interesting chance to gain some thoughts from someone who does not study politics day in and day out as I do.

When asked what party I align myself with, I replied saying that I’m a proud member of the Illinois Libertarian Party. The response was something along the lines of “and you’re not afraid to admit that?”

I found this reaction a bit intriguing. Mainly because… well.. because in this day and time I would be far more ashamed to admit my party if it were the Republicans or Democrats. Both parties are an embarrassment, in my opinion. So, I started searching for something to send this person with regards to the true definition of Libertarians. I came across
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As if we actually need more examples of big government Republicans leading the charge in building a nanny state, right?

But this story is well worth the mention…

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided he, along with the big California government, is going to choose for you what you can and cannot eat. You see, he just signed into law a bill that will ban trans fats across the entire state of California.

LOS ANGELES — California, a national trendsetter in all matters edible, became the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Friday to phase out their use.

Absolutely fantastic job, Governor. We freedom advocates are so proud of you!

Not.

Count this as my quote of the week.

“Hardly anyone today thinks the quality of education has increased considerably over the last several decades. Yet from 1961-2005, per-pupil education spending in the United States increased by 247 percent, adjusted for inflation. In fact, per-pupil spending hikes on public education from 1961-2005 were so massive they dwarf the rates of price increases in housing, automobiles and even gasoline, and have outpaced increases in personal income as well.”

- Patrick Gibbons, Nevada Policy Research Institute, 7/24/08

More money and a much bigger government bureaucracy has produced… well… nothing new.

Fabulous.

H/T: NPRI

Over heard on a call today that Bob Novak had been involved in a hit and run so I ran straight to Drudge Report. Sure enough… he was.

Syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak was cited by police after he hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette in downtown Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning.

A Politico reporter saw Novak in the front of a police car with a citation in his hand; a WJLA-TV crew and reporter saw Novak as well. The pedestrian, a 66-year-old male, was hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital with minor injuries, according to DC Fire and EMS. Novak was later released by police and drove away from the scene.

“I didn’t know I hit him. I feel terrible,” a shaken Novak told reporters from Politico and WJLA as he was returning to his car. “He’s not dead, that’s the main thing.” Novak said he was a block away from 18th and K streets Northwest, where the accident happened, when a bicyclist stopped him and said, “You hit someone.” He said he was cited for failing to yield the right of way.

At first glance this sounds like an innocent mistake, but then it gets a bit deeper.

As he traveled east on K Street, crossing 18th, Bono said a “black Corvette convertible with top closed plowed into the guy. The guy is sort of splayed onto the windshield.”

Bono said the pedestrian, who was crossing the street on a “Walk” signal and was in the crosswalk, rolled off the windshield and then Novak made a right into the service lane of K Street. “The car is speeding away. What’s going through my mind is, you just can’t hit a pedestrian and drive away,” Bono said.

He chased Novak half a block down K St., finally caught up with him and then put his bike in front of the car to block him and called 911. Traffic immediately backed up, horns blared, and commuters finally went into reverse to allow Novak to pull over.

If the witness is telling the truth, this could be quite a stinger for Novak.

Yeah… I finally got my main page/blog set up. I’ve been meaning to do it for some time now and I’m only just now getting around to it.

I’ll be moving all of my political and web find type stuff to this blog, and I’ll try and make it my main online hub.

Stay tuned for more.