Recent content by Mr. Coolidge

Everyone's given you good answers so far. I would say that, as Ron Paul has said, the problem is with our notions of what the Federal Gov't is supposed to be. We come together as a group of 50 states, but since negotiating with other countries would be difficult with 50 different gov'ts, we...

You mean the entire chain, or just your local store?

Yeah, I was going to say, both Louisiana senators voted NO! They must be scared, at least a little bit.

Also, Allen Buckley is running as a Libertarian, and polls show him doing rather well for a third party, for whatever that's worth. (Usually above 5%, almost up to 10% on some.) To use against Chambliss: He voted for the bailout bill! Too easy, Mr. Chambliss. :D

Well, I had high hopes for my senators after my Representative had voted against this on Wednesday. But BOTH Georgia senators let us down. This is going to be great ammunition against GOP Senator Saxby Chambliss' reelection, though! The Libertarian candidate here in our state is already doing...

Actually that's a nearly 10k multiplication, if the numbers are right. Seems like too big of a change to be realistic. But if you meant 200 billion to 1.7 trillion, or 200 million to 1.7 billion, either of those is a ten-times multiplication, which seems too small...

bump Let's see if we can get a better explanation...

bump Okay, I guess the place to start is to stop thinking of the Primaries in the way you think of the November election (General Election). The trick is not to think of the parties as parts of the government. They are pushing people to gain government positions, but they are not themselves...

It's unfortunate, because I read the Lew Rockwell review before I saw the movie. When I was in the theater I did kind of feel that Lew had been...grasping at straws, I guess you could say. The distinction to make is that Batman is a private citizen, and even though the gov't (Harvey Dent) is...

Maybe he did...I was wondering why he never made the distinction. Maybe that's exactly why. :o

See, I thought he was saying that that's the way it is, not how it should be.

I agree here. We appreciate the offer for the Youtube, mrchubbs, but it really wouldn't be worth your effort. (I saw the interview.)

Actually, the "executive" position in the Swiss federal gov't is held by a seven-person Federal Council, with the leadership position rotating annually. They supposedly make decisions as a group, and the head of the council represents the group. I know who it was last year, when I found this...

Did you give the obvious (almost vending-machine-like) answer that the nature of man is still fundamentally the same? That the applications of those principles should (must) change with the times, but the principles themselves have always been this way?

Good way to get involved. Worth a try.