tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post7738406712061799066..comments2024-03-16T10:04:18.759-04:00Comments on Nonsensible Shoes: Two Dangerous PrecedentsDean Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-67224934234751732922009-04-01T11:35:00.000-04:002009-04-01T11:35:00.000-04:00The thing is complacency among Americans is a bigg...The thing is complacency among Americans is a bigger threat to freedom than Obama is. If the people wouldn't let him get away with the things he's doing, he wouldn't do them. Eveentually he'd even stop trying because he'd know people wouldn't stand for it. If they do stand for it, or embrace it, they deserve the monicker sheeple.<BR/><BR/>I still have hope that Obama's socialist efforts can beDean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-82417034190515204192009-04-01T07:58:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:58:00.000-04:00Well of course it's wrong, but the sheeple will bu...Well of course it's wrong, but the sheeple will buy it, thinking there really is a difference between a strong suggestion and an order--just like they were okay with the government overthrowing valid contracts to collect the AIG bonuses.Austin Sadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741397222439880142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-4103952525310764952009-03-31T15:54:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:54:00.000-04:00Austin - Funny, I was just reading a quote from Jo...Austin - Funny, I was just reading a quote from John Galt. <BR/><BR/>In either case, no matter if Obama requested it or ordered it, it's undue influence and just plain wrong.Dean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-78092281623733720442009-03-31T12:39:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:39:00.000-04:00Dean-I was struck by how Obama needs Wagoner's coo...Dean-I was struck by how Obama needs Wagoner's cooperation to hide the gun to his head. "The president asked Wagoner to step down and he agreed" sounds better than "The president ordered Wagoner to leave." It would be a great joke if it weren't so serious: the things the government are doing are almost word for word out of "Atlas Shrugged."Austin Sadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741397222439880142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-44795886620539333132009-03-30T20:25:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:25:00.000-04:00Paula - Good point about the AIG bonuses. As a co...Paula - Good point about the AIG bonuses. As a correction I should say that the power didn't exist before this month.Dean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-10636958182647814852009-03-30T18:31:00.000-04:002009-03-30T18:31:00.000-04:00Actually, I believe the power did exist as evidenc...Actually, I believe the power did exist as evidenced by some of the AIG excutives returning their bonuses after pressure from the White House and Congress. <BR/><BR/>I agree. Wagoner should not have resigned. And now I have to go Google Hank Rearden.Paula Gardnerhttp://itsonlywords55.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-50361024966076063352009-03-30T14:44:00.000-04:002009-03-30T14:44:00.000-04:00I wasn't actually, but it's an intresting comparis...I wasn't actually, but it's an intresting comparison, and there are some similarities.<BR/><BR/>"I could say to you that you do not serve the public good - that nobody's good can be achieved at the price of human sacrifices - that when you violate the rights of one man, you have violated the right of all, and a public of rightless creatures is doomed to destruction." Hank ReardenDean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-42325141827989128132009-03-30T14:03:00.000-04:002009-03-30T14:03:00.000-04:00If Wagoner had refused...Are you also thinking of ...If Wagoner had refused...Are you also thinking of the Hank Rearden trial?Austin Sadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741397222439880142noreply@blogger.com