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2011-04-23 Home Front: Politix
Mark Steyn: Road to ruin getting shorter
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Posted by Beavis 2011-04-23 06:19|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 If I wanted to be a Democrat I'd quit working and join the party...
Posted by Steve White 2011-04-23 11:18||   2011-04-23 11:18|| Front Page Top

#2 This may be the "Man Made" disaster Big Sis was talking about.
Posted by jack salami 2011-04-23 11:40||   2011-04-23 11:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Nancy Pelosi urged her "Republican friends"

aka RINO
aka Outer Party

not to be confused with the proles [like those who attend Tea Party meetings].
Posted by Procopius2k 2011-04-23 11:49||   2011-04-23 11:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Both parties are run by rent-seeking scumbags.

IMHO of course. It's the same over here in Former Blairistan.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-04-23 13:31||   2011-04-23 13:31|| Front Page Top

#5 BP, you drop the term "rent-seeking" in almost every comment, as if it is the premises, the argument, and the conclusion all wrapped up in one. Could you please define it?

-- RandomJD (although I do like "Omelet, Dark Lord of the Lutherans"! LOL Fred.)
Posted by RandomJD 2011-04-23 15:19||   2011-04-23 15:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Nancy "You got to pass it before you can read it" Pelosi. I would not vote for any Pub who would listen the likes of Pelosi. I recall Obomb stating we won the election (so we don't have to listen to the Republicans). Take no prisoners!
Posted by JohnQC 2011-04-23 16:51||   2011-04-23 16:51|| Front Page Top

#7 BP, you drop the term "rent-seeking" in almost every comment, as if it is the premises, the argument, and the conclusion all wrapped up in one. Could you please define it?


Here ya go.

Money graf from the above:

Rent-seeking generally implies the extraction of uncompensated value from others without making any contribution to productivity, such as by gaining control of land and other pre-existing natural resources, or by imposing burdensome regulations or other government decisions that may affect consumers or businesses.
Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2011-04-23 16:53||   2011-04-23 16:53|| Front Page Top

#8 I think Ann called them 'Looters' in Atlas Shrugged.

Very apt IMHO.
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-04-23 16:56||   2011-04-23 16:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Ayn, you sly devil
Posted by Fi 2011-04-23 17:04||   2011-04-23 17:04|| Front Page Top

#10 "Looters"

That certainly sums up this Administration. And their lackeys friends in the business world. >:-(
Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-23 17:07||   2011-04-23 17:07|| Front Page Top

#11 Sorry. I thought it was a widely known term... It's certainly the right one for our governments.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-04-23 17:38||   2011-04-23 17:38|| Front Page Top

#12 It is a widely-known term - I was just interested in what you mean when you use it.
Posted by RandomJD 2011-04-23 18:40||   2011-04-23 18:40|| Front Page Top

#13 Abusing Government to earn money without fully working for it.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-04-23 18:48||   2011-04-23 18:48|| Front Page Top

#14 "Abusing Government to earn money without fully working for it."

FTFY, BP. At least as far as the current crop of thieving assholes "leaders" is concerned.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-23 19:01||   2011-04-23 19:01|| Front Page Top

#15 It is a widely-known term - I was just interested in what you mean when you use it.

Was there something about the context of her usage that was confusing you? What did you think she meant?

It seemed obvious to me.
Posted by Secret Asian Man 2011-04-23 20:01||   2011-04-23 20:01|| Front Page Top

#16 It seemed obvious to me.

And you probably know what the meaning of "is" is. But then, you probably don't have a JD
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-04-23 21:46||   2011-04-23 21:46|| Front Page Top

#17 A pretty good example of rent-seeking.
Posted by tipper 2011-04-23 22:06||   2011-04-23 22:06|| Front Page Top

#18 And you probably know what the meaning of "is" is. But then, you probably don't have a JD

And your point -besides the top of your head- would be?
Posted by Secret Asian Man 2011-04-23 22:35||   2011-04-23 22:35|| Front Page Top

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