Those who support government theft and redistribution in any form or for any reason can hardly claim to be indignant when that principle of plunder is extended to include goods or services they consider unnecessary or excessive. Republicans, in particular, are frequently guilty of this hypocrisy. How many Republicans who have recently mocked ‘Obama phones’…
Category: Thinking Out Loud
My Confession
Hi, my name is Parrish and I’m addicted to politics. I know it’s not good for me. I know it hurts me and those around me, but for some reason I just can’t seem to quit. For some inexplicable reason I got pulled into the “shutdown” theater and actually allowed myself to hope for one…
Rock-Paper-Scissors
At some point early in my childhood I was introduced to the game of “rock-paper-scissors.” In this classic hand game of what beats what we are told that rock smashes scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock. Even as a child I found this logic wanting. Yes, scissors definitely cut paper, and yes, rock…