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December
18, 2006 The attempts by liberals to twist and shape the Constitution to fit their political ideology never ceases to amaze me. During a recent discussion that touched on several topics, several very liberal women claimed they have a "constitutional right" to an abortion, even though the right is not enumerated in the Constitution, but individuals do not have the right to own a firearm because the right enumerated in the Second Amendment pertains to the militias of the several States. In other words, the unenumerated right to an abortion is constitutionally protected from government intrusion but the individual right to own a firearm is not constitutionally protected because it is not enumerated. Sorry girls you can't have it both ways. (Read the rest here)
It's
All About Attitude I have problems. I have all sorts of them. I don't have enough money, and I don't have enough time in the day. I have too much to eat, and too little exercise. I have clients on the job that drive me to distraction; at home, I have misbehaving cats (okay, it's barely possible that they might be a little spoiled), faltering appliances, and a car that could use some work. I have bad hair days. Sometimes, what I have the most of is too little motivation and too much fatalism to do anything about any of the other things I have too little or too much of! I think it's safe for me to say that I'm not alone in these circumstances. Most of us have problems that, while they may differ in the specifics, all contribute alike to make our lives harder than we wish they were. Sometimes these problems are all of our own doing — we say things we shouldn't, we fail to do things we should, or we put off saying or doing what we ought. Other times, they're foisted on us — from storm damage to diseases, from accidents to the actions of others — and we're forced to deal with things to which our initial response is typically, "Why me?" (Read the rest here)
Censorship
in the Empire The Neocon American State-Corporatocracy learned its lessons well from Vietnam. Their "lessons learned" acknowledged truth from the war zone could be hazardous for those who desire continuous wars for peace. They also realized the blind dedication of military personnel is essential to creating an empire. Therefore, "perfumed princes" are much more desirable in uniform than warriors. Thus the reason for the dismissal of General Eric Shinseki as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the rise to power of General Richard Meyers at the onset of the Dubya administration in 2001. Knowing full well that the constant video and unfettered news reports from the war zone and pictures of coffins returning to America bearing the fruits of war were detrimental to their efforts, the Bush administration moved to ensure such reporting did not occur in "their" war. As a result, the War Department created and carried out the idea of embedded reporters. Embedding reporters with military units made it wonderfully easy to control media and therefore the news, subjecting them to censorship at the base level of operation. (Read the rest here)
Your
Debt - Taxpayers Only This debt is divided into two parts – Public Debt and Intragovernmental Holdings (IH). They are both deceptions. What the government calls Public Debt is made up of honestly contracted securities representing loans from investors, including foreign countries. The deception here is that they would like you to believe that this is the only portion for which the taxpaying public is responsible. It isn’t true. You’re responsible for all of the nation's debt. The IH side implies the impossibility that a not-for-profit organization completely dependent on tax receipts can somehow handle this debt by itself. In truth, there are currently 141 black hole debit accounts deceptively labeled as “trust funds” that hold nothing but “special” nonmarketable non-negotiable bonds. These bonds are worthless to you and me, but they are demands on the U.S. Treasury and will be cashed-in for real taxpayer money (Read it: From the Horse’s Mouth). The only way government can take care of this fraudulent side is to delete it. (Read the rest here)
A
Tale of Two Dictators There are two types of people in this world, the dead and the dying. This past week General Augusto Pinochet joined the ranks of the dead at the ripe old age of 91, while in Cuba, Fidel Castro (who might be dead by the time you read this) a comparatively youthful 80, clings to the world of the living by a thread. The death of Pinochet and the imminent death of Castro, both controversial figures have provoked strong reaction and commentary throughout the world. But what’s important is not when or how they died but rather what they accomplished during their lives. General Augusto Pinochet wrested power from Socialist President Salvador Allende in a coup on September 11th, 1973. Mr. Allende who was elected by only 36% of the vote had been trying to forcibly institute a socialist economy on his Chilean subjects. The results where predictable. Shortages abounded and Chileans where introduced to the great Cuban pass time of standing in line for basic necessities and listening to long winded speeches by Fidel Castro who spent an entire month in Chile in 1971 at the request of Allende. (Read the rest here)
Yikes!
695 Days to the Election, and Brickbats Are Flying! Most of us are still catching our breath from the watershed November 7 elections. But with Hillary Clinton the likely contender for the Democratic Party, the pundits are already cranking out their assorted hissy-fits, half-truths, and pre-emptive attacks. Take last week's content-free column by Susan Estrich, "First Whiffs of Sexism in Hillary's Presidential Coverage." (Read the rest here)
Anti-Life
Ethics in Iraq As the debacle of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq continues to spiral downward, sucking countless more people into its death throes, some of those whose philosophy contributed to the fiasco remain steadfastly unrepentant for the death and destruction they have wrought. Among the unrepentant is George Weigel, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, which describes itself as "Washington, D.C.'s premier institute dedicated to applying the Judeo-Christian moral tradition to critical issues of public policy." The center's website describes Weigel as "a Roman Catholic theologian and one of America's leading commentators on issues of religion and public life." (Read the rest here)
Lessons
from Pinochet The Augusto Pinochet saga is probably far from over—Latin American politics is one big room filled with ghosts from the past—but the death of the Chilean dictator at least gives us a chance to recapitulate the most important lessons from his country’s recent history. The first lesson is that social utopias always end in tears. Chile had a democratic tradition when the Marxist left came to power in 1970, but that tradition was not strong enough to withstand the revolutionary path that President Salvador Allende chose to take. Scorning the institutions that had allowed it to gain power, the left pushed the system beyond its limits, thereby causing a brutal military reaction. Today’s Chilean Socialists have learned from that experience. (Read the rest here)
Individual
Liberty - 101 Socialized
Medicine in a Wealthy Country With the Democrats taking charge in Congress, we will surely hear talk of mandatory national health insurance, more spending for health care for the poor and elderly, and more taxes on individuals and business to pay for the whole scheme. This is admittedly not that different from what Republicans have been doing since taking over. In some ways, Republicans are even worse, driving us to socialism in the name of market reform and other sloganeering. Either way, we are stuck with a system that is moving the health sector ever more into the hands of the state. There are two popular images of socialized medicine. I don't think either captures what the reality is in our prosperous and largely capitalistic country. (Read the rest here)
External
Articles The
Anti-Imperialist League and the Battle Against Empire Among the best-known members of the Anti-Imperialist League was Mark Twain, who served as vice president from 1901 until his death in 1910. One of Twain's most compelling antiwar writings, a short story called "The War Prayer," was considered too radical to be published in Twain's lifetime. "I don't think the prayer will be published in my time," Twain said. "None but the dead are permitted to tell the truth." (Read the rest here)
The
Mailbag
Libertarian
Commentary on the News, 11 to 17 December 2006 Culture Wars Ethical
quagmire for environmentalists: Choosing a Christmas tree More reason to hibernate for the winter – to avoid “trauma” like this. (Read the rest here. Two full pages.)
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