Politicians Taking Away Your Freedom
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 17th, 2010 5:31 am by HL
Politicians Taking Away Your Freedom
Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics
If eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, incessant distractions are the way that politicians take away our freedoms, in order to enhance their own power and longevity in office. Dire alarms and heady crusades are among the many distractions of our attention from the ever increasing ways that government finds to take away more of our money and more of our freedom.Magicians have long known that distracting an audience is the key to creating the illusion of magic. It is also the key to political magic. Receive news alertsAlarms ranging from “overpopulation” to “global…
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Obama Needs to Replace Rahm Emanuel
Leslie Gelb, The Daily Beast
Enter your email address:Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas:Message: Kristoffer Tripplaar / SIPA President Obama desperately needs a sweeping staff shakeup to save his presidency. Leslie H. Gelb on why he must reassign Rahm, dump Larry Summers, and get rid of National Security adviser Jim Jones.The negative, even dismissive, talk about the Obama White House has reached a critical point. The president must change key personnel now. Unless he speedily sets up a new team, he will be reduced to a speechmaker….
Dems Take Blow as Senator Bows Out
Hitt & Davis, Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, an influential Democrat who carved out a rare role at the political center, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term, dealing a blow to a party already facing the prospect of big losses in November's congressional elections.View Full ImageSen. Evan Bayh (D., Ind.), with his family following a news conference announcing he will not seek re-election.Mr. Bayh's decision, which he chalked up to gridlock and political infighting, gives Republicans an unexpected opportunity to pick up a seat, raising the specter of Democrats losing…
