Quote of the Day

Mike Huckabee, addressing some of the hostile, intolerant political officials: “I’d love to talk to them; I’d love to ask what government authority gave them the right to censor commerce in their communities because they disagreed with someone who worked there. The CEOs of Apple Computers, Starbucks, Ben and Jerry’s, Amazon all support same sex marriage, have given generously to it, but I still drink Starbucks; I use my iPhone and MacBook; I’ll order things on Amazon, and I’ll eat Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. I’m not buying their politics; I’m buying their products, and I think people need to quit being so ridiculously fearful that somebody might have a point of view that’s different than mine. I expect them to have a different one; I just expect them to treat each other with civility and a sense of respect.”

Quote of the Day

There is only one human right: To do as you damn well please.There is only one human duty: To live with the consequences.

-- PJ O'Rourke

Healthcare is NOT a "right"

Healthcare is NOT a "right"

My right to free speech does not impose a cost on someone else.
My right to bear arms does not impose a cost on someone else.
My right to own property does not impose a cost on someone else.
My right to practice my faith does not impose a cost on someone else.

Rights, by function, create a net gain for society, and do not cost more than its value in being retained by someone.

Entitlements, however, do.

Healthcare is not a right; it's a commodity.

Quote of the Day

‎"Excessive taxation ... will carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election." –Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Taylor, 1798

Paradox

You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice.

Quote of the Day

"This to me is the true horror of religion: it allows perfectly decent and sane people to believe by the billions what only lunatics could believe on their own." --Sam Harris

Quote of the Day

‎"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." --British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965)