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FREEDOM OF SPEECH:

Canada to pass new, oppressive internet surveillance law.

TAX AND SPEND:

Look back at 60 years of history, and any sane person will see that Republicans love government spending. They never cut it. They never want to cut it. For 60 years, they have an unbroken history of increasing government spending. So it's always funny to me to read an article about how they, reluctantly, increased government spending. Reluctantly my behind. And it always cracks me up how the left-wing accomplice press pretends Republicans really want to cut spending. In this case, it wasn't spending. It was extending the payroll tax cut. Republicans failed to cut spending in response. Just like they always refuse to cut spending. This is a dog-bites man non-story. If Republicans ever actually cut spending, wake me up. Until then I'm snoozing through this charade. Check out this double-speak from Boehner:

"House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and other Republican leaders said in a statement that Democrats weren't negotiating in good faith on budget reductions to pay for the continued tax holiday. As a result, they said, they would introduce a plan to extend the payroll-tax reduction for the remainder of the year without paying for it."

Democrats weren't negotiating in good faith therefore Republicans rewarded them by kissing their butts. You can't make this stuff up. How often do we have to see it before we accept that Republicans are partners in crime with Democrats? I don't get it. I know smart people who still think Republicans support smaller government despite 60 years of consistent policy to the contrary. That's like thinking Donald Trump supports honest, short haircuts. It's like thinking the Saudi government supports tolerance and peace. It's like thinking the Israelis support Palestinian freedom. It's like thinking up is down. These people aren't stupid, but when it comes to politics, they are.

REGULATION:

How convenient that God's agents of commerce in both the US and Europe have agreed, on the same day, to bless the union of Google and Motorola Mobility. And they say there's no such thing as coincidence. Or maybe they're right... Maybe we should all bow down to the divine authority and wisdom that joins the US government and the EU. God bless their unified violence.

EDUCATION:

Attending the school of choice means students commit fewer crimes as adults.

Walter Williams smacks down our bigoted government school system and its consequences.

"The fact that black parents, teachers, politicians and civil rights organizations tolerate and make excuses for the despicable and destructive behavior of so many young blacks is a gross betrayal of the memory, struggle, sacrifice, sweat and blood of our ancestors. The sorry and tragic state of black education is not going to be turned around until there's a change in what's acceptable and unacceptable behavior by young people. That change has to come from within the black community." 

OMG, any white person who said the same would be killed by government agents. It would be swept under the rug by the press. God bless Walter Williams for saying what needs to be said while enjoying relative impunity.

GLOBAL WARMING AND ENERGY:

Electric cars made in China cause more pollution than gasoline cars.

How solar activity effects ocean currents then ultimately atmospheric climate.

"Thus our long term climate  is all in the cycles of  sun lagged  about 9 [ 9-11]years later in its effect and  interacting with the oceans  which then in turn affect our atmosphere 9-11 year later."

So a colder climate is in the pipeline and will continue until the sun wakes up again.

Prediction of $5 gas this year. If that happens, Obama is toast.

"“So while we may be producing a bit more oil in this country, and while demand is down a bit, on a global basis I’m afraid we face a continuing onslaught of prices creeping ever higher,” he said. “I hope I’m wrong on this. I'd love to be wrong on this.”"

With the Chinese economy in turmoil, he may be wrong. It could go the other way.

FOREIGN POLICY:

Israeli government accuses Iranian government and Hezbollah of attacks.

"The attacks Monday appeared to have been carried out with sticky bombs attached to cars by magnets. Similar weapons were used against Iran's nuclear scientists, feeding suspicions that the new bombings were a retaliation crafted to mirror those attacks."

Or maybe Mossad did all the attacks.

 POLITICS:

Does anybody believe that it will take weeks for the government to get toxicology reports on Whitney Houston? This is baloney. The government is purposely holding up those reports to benefit our rulers. By the way, when did Whitney Houston become such a huge star deserving Jesus Christ-like worship for dying? Whitney Houston was a tremendous talent. I can't think of a more talented singer in my generation. But Whitney Houston hasn't been a star for 20 years. Our rulers are ghoulishly using her death as a media spectacle to advance their own interests.

I loved the book The Reagan Revolution. Reagan's rhetoric promoted libertarian ideals better than any person I know of. His libertarian rhetoric won him the White House. But Reagan wasn't a libertarian. His record tells us he was a big-government conservative. But there was a bunch of truth in The Reagan Revolution. While it tried to present that revolution as libertarian versus establishment, what it really was was a revolution of the western statists versus the eastern statists. Nothing of substance changed. Government grew. Freedom shrank. The same as ever. But of  course the incumbents changed the law so no outsider, not matter how statist like Reagan, could ever win.

Ron Paul on the Trotsky-ite roots of the neocons.

MISC:

Black boxer calls racism on hype over asian NBA guard. What a crock. Look at the guy's resume. Now he's outscoring Kobe Bryant. It would be a fabulous story for any individual. If Mayweather is saying that only an asian could pull this off, I call bull on that too.

""Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise," Mayweather wrote on his Twitter account on Monday afternoon. "

This is easily, demonstrably false. Nobody was leading the Knicks to victories. No unknown is leading his team to victories while its two best players are injured. Mayweather's comments are bull. I think Lin is being overhyped, but it has nothing to do with his race. It has to do with his location. The NBA works double-time to promote the Knicks. It considers Madison Square Garden as the NBA Mecca even though the Knicks have never been much a franchise. The NBA doesn't care if Lin is asian, black, or mermaid. All they care about is the story, and it's a great story. But Carmelo will ruin it by hogging the ball and playing static, one on one basketball.