Progressive Paradise; Nannyism on steroids

Investors.com "The progressive paradise by the Bay, where the left's still-beating heart never left, lately has whipped up a whirlwind of nannyism — the notion, virtually synonymous with liberalism, that political government was designed to control the lives of the people for their own good."

Health care law's massive, hidden tax change

CNN Money "An all-but-overlooked provision of the health reform law is threatening to swamp U.S. businesses with a flood of new tax paperwork."

HAS THE LEFT DEVOLVED INTO ABSURDITY? YES!

Astute Blogger Nevertheless, the Left maintains some appeal among the electorate. WHY? SIMPLE: [they] control the Academy and the Media and are therefore able to continuously indoctrinate a new generation - and retain a fairly high percentage each year.

Krauthammer: I believe Obama may be a tad narcissistic

Hot Air "Krauthammer refers to a pattern that many have noticed about Obama, his repetitive self-referential language in speeches and remarks that far exceed anything seen from his predecessors — even the man we used to call The Big Me, Bill Clinton."

'The Crisis at Which We Are Arrived'

William Kristol "So fear not the Tea Parties. Be open to fundamental reforms. Belt-tightening and program-trimming, more transparency and greater efficiency, are not enough. The danger for Republicans isn’t that they will address the current crisis too boldly. It’s that they won’t be bold enough."

Are You an American, or Do You Just Live Here?

American Thinker "These people who do not respect our country enough to enter the country properly and legally. They do not care that we have laws, and they bring their own culture here. Many of them do not respect our flag; in fact, they burn it and spit on it in public, periodically."  Heather Carlton
But they do vote Democrat.

What will be the October Surprise?

Atlas Shrugs "But the party of haters, infiltrators, anti-capitalists, anti-freedom, anti-individual rights is going to have to pull off something really catastrophic to stay in power this November. And they will, because they despise the premise of America and they mean to replace it with statism, the source of untold, incomprehensible human misery for centuries. Ayn Rand wrote of statism:"

The political expression of altruism is collectivism or statism, which holds that man’s life and work belong to the state—to society, to the group, the gang, the race, the nation—and that the state may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own tribal, collective good. The Objectivist Newsletter, Aug. 1962, 35

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Daily Gut: Ringo’s Mindless Peace & Love

Big Hollywood "They die because people listen to aging hippes like Ringo Starr. The idea that all the evil in the world will dissolve if we all chant peace and love is what enables evil in the world to flourish.Threat of war, however, makes peace possible – not silly proclamations of hugs and kisses.
"Of course, I’m probably picking on Ringo a bit too much here. But really, jackasses who spout peace, can only spout peace, if the more sensible folks around him are willing to wage war."
Should I remove that "Visualize peace" bumper sticker from my car?

Further thoughts about immigration, ‘racism,’ and political correctness (a lesson in common sense)

Roger Kimball "The attorney general of the United States, his boss, many college students, many college professors, the entire state of California, the ACLU, other squishy liberals of sundry description: all claim to be outraged by the fact that Arizona authorities have the temerity to be suspicious of people who are acting suspiciously. And yet, my friend points out, consider the following:"...

It Begins… First Oil Rig Relocates From Gulf to Foreign Waters

 Gateway Pundit  "Diamond Offshore announced on Friday that it will be the first company to relocate one of its oil rigs from the Gulf of Mexico to Egyptian waters due to the Obama Administration’s ban on drilling."
More here: Diamond Offshore to Shift Ocean Endeavor Rig to Egypt

Lack of Jobs Increasingly Blamed on Uncertainty Created by Obama’s Policies

Daily Caller "Seidenberg’s comments last month were a significant political moment. The Verizon CEO has been one of President Obama’s strongest allies in the business community, and as president of the 170-member Business Roundtable, he had tried to cooperate with the Obama administration on its trademark agenda items – health care, financial reform and energy legislation.
"But, Seidenberg said he was “troubled” by Obama’s agenda, so much so that he had “reached a point where the negative effects of these policies are simply too significant to ignore.”

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