Brit Prime Minister Caught in a Brazen Episode of Hypocrisy- July 7, 2008 The headline at the British Telegraph: G8 summit: Gordon Brown has eight-course dinner before food crisis talks Followed by: Gordon Brown and his fellow world leaders have sparked outrage after it was disclosed they enjoyed a six-course lunch followed by an eight-course dinner at the G8 summit where the global food crisis tops the agenda. The Prime Minister was ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1834 Government Hates Self-Protection- July 7, 2008 Not only is the government against the right to bear arms in order to protect yourself against aggressors, especially government aggressors, but the government doesn&8217;t want you to protect yourself against other dangers, like fire. According to the LA Times: As flames swirled toward their family homestead, the Curtis brothers figured they&8217;d get no help and ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1833 235 Miles per Gallon!- July 5, 2008 That&8217;s right. Volkswagen has a car, ready to go in a year or two, that gets 235 mpg. It&8217;s made of carbon fiber and light metals. Its engine has 2 cylinders and it turns itself off at red lights. Here it is: If the government will only stay out of the way, businesses in the market ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1831 Is Every Holiday About the Military- July 5, 2008 The 4th of July is the date the Colonies declared their independence and seceded from the British Empire. It is the date that the insurgent rebels declared the revolutionary doctrine that rights were inherent in human beings and not granted by governments. It is the date that traitors to the Crown declared that people had ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1830 All You Need to Know About the Neocons- July 4, 2008 From Bloomberg.com: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she&8217;s &8220;proud'&8217; of the U.S. decision to wage the Iraq war and insisted that the world is not more dangerous than it was when George W. Bush took office. &8220;We&8217;re now beginning to see that perhaps it&8217;s not so popular to be a suicide bomber. We&8217;re beginning to see ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1829 Slama Obama- July 4, 2008 I&8216;ve been slamming Obama here more than McCain. Just to be clear, I abhor both of them and the whole political process. However, given that there will be an election, I will be rooting for (not voting for) Obama. The Republicans need to be wiped out in the election because of all the damage they ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1828 The Command and Control Economy- July 4, 2008 If you think we do not live under a semi-communist, command and control economic system, think again. Here&8217;s what happened to Horizon Airlines when it decided to shut down its flights from Pendleton to Portland, Oregon: The U.S. Department of Transportation DOT has ordered Horizon Airlines to wait at least an extra month before cutting off ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1827 Saudi King: Governments Should Reduce Taxes on Fuel- July 4, 2008 The Saudi king on gas taxes: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, whose nation is the world&8217;s number one oil exporter, called on consumer countries to get used to high prices in comments published on Tuesday. &8220;Consumer countries have to adapt to the prices and the mechanisms of the market,&8221; the king said in an interview published by ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1826 Reefer Madness Redux- July 1, 2008 Remember this 19367 &34;science&34; movie: This was, of course, not a science movie but a government propaganda film. But the propaganda continues with strong support from the media. Not just the propaganda about marijuana but the larger, more subtle public indoctrination based on the notion that science produces absolute truths. Here is a recent comment on ...http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=1825 |