All governments are very efficient at producing and then distributing poverty.
All governments are highly inefficient when they try to redistribute the prosperity that is produced by the efforts of those who work in the nation’s private sector economy.
The political left refer to themselves as liberals. They are not liberal in any way other than the liberal, cavalier manner with which they treat facts and truth. But then those of us on the political right go along with and assist with their deception by using the word ‘liberal’ which they use to mislabel themselves. We must find a way to do better.
The cold weather and snow extending from the southern United States to the Northeast twice in the past three weeks give us pause to consider that this cold may be the beginning of a global shift in weather. Europe has also been affected, and in some European countries record lows have been set. There have also been massive flooding of an unprecedented scale in Australia.
Obama and his spouse are going to visit Tuscon this week to attend memorial services for those killed by Loughner.
Fourteen months ago a muslim in Fort Hood shot and killed 13 people and wounded 30 others. Obama was first in line to suppress the outrage from the community. Pooh-poohed reporting by the media and generally tried to ignore the tragedy.
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