Posted on 09/13/2007 9:02:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Let it be known that I believe in limited Gov and think that US citizens should be active at local gov ie civil air patrol and border patrol and local education.
But, if you think the country is War weary now, just wait until it IS on our shores and it truly is everyman bearing the burden.
On Defense the gov really does serve a purpose. Part of defense is engaging the world.
There is no small government conservative in the race at the moment that has any credibility compared to Ron Paul. The other candidates might talk about balancing the budget in 5 or 10 years and then reducing $100 billion in spending. Wow, that is sure impressive considering that we are talking about an almost $3 trillion budget! The other so-called small government conservatives have fallen down the slippery slope that the Democrats and statists have laid and are now themselves big government conservatives and statists. They won’t even debate these economic points that were so often discussed in the past. I am sick of it.
I stand by to be criticized by somebody for not supporting big government conservatism or not realizing that it is impossible to take apart this unwieldy government machine that we have built. I also look forward to somebody criticizing me by noting that we have $60 trillion in responsibility for welfare policies that people have paid into the government so it is only logical that we continue our programs until it becomes $100 trillion or more.
One of the foundational truths of capitalism is that the buyer must have perfect information. That simply is not the case in the complicated world of pharmaceutical compounds and medical conditions. Your argument has a number of holes in it, each big enough to drive a double-wide through.
This is a remarkable statement to read on a conservative forum. You are saying that we must be regulated because it is for the better good of the people. Are you sure you didn't copy your statement from a socialist forum? Nowhere in your little tirade did I see one statement about personal responsibility? Am I confused or did that used to be a conservative tenet? Are you going to substitute firearms instead of prescription drugs in the next tirade?
Note that what cost $1 in 1967 would cost $6.00 in 2006. Even with an 6-fold division and a population that has increased by one third the numbers make you want to cry.
YOU DARE AWAKE THE PAULINATI FROM THEIR EARTHLY SLUMBER!
Fool!
Oh, sorry sir, can I get you a latte...
No sir I was not yelling at a customer...
Paul’s is a bit too radical, however having DC turned into a gaping hole via a terrorist bomb would reduce the size of the government...
Don’t give me “by cutting everything” because doing the quickly won’t work, there would be ciaos with out a long term plan to transition the current departments to the state level or whatever.
Cut the IRS before that is done or not replace it and then what.
It is a simple thing to desire change and talk about, a whole other ball game actually doing it. Where is his plan of execution.
All I see are promises to cut this and that, no hows.
If a few die here or there no big deal, we will find out about it down the road, and if we are lucky before we take that same drug.
Picking out drugs is no different than buying groceries...
If a few die here or there no big deal, we will find out about it down the road, and if we are lucky before we take that same drug.
Picking out drugs is no different than buying groceries...
You are a typical big government conservative. All you do is give lip service to the idea of free markets. There is nothing--absolutely nothing--that you could not regulate with your logic. You remind me of liberals. Always talking about how they need to correct the free market to protect the people.
If drugs weren't regulated then the responsibility for protecting an individual from dangerous effects of drugs would fall on the company selling the drug and the individual buying the drug. If an individual was injured, he or she could sue for damages so the company has a strong incentive to making safe drugs. And consumer interest groups would form to advise consumers.
And if an individual wanted to take a dangerous drug in the small chance it could help them or for any other reason, why should the government care? Protecting people from themselves is a liberal issue, not a conservative one. Conservatives care about the rights of individuals to decide any issue for themselves. You could have posted all of your tirades on DU and nobody would have objected.
Brought a smile to my face this morning.
Amen to your post!
The problem with your statement is that the “method” the GOP has employed for the last twenty years has been to grow the government, but just slightly less than the amount the Democrats want to grow it.
Although I do not agree with Dr. Paul's position on the Iraq war, I can certainly understand how some conservatives could come around to it.
We have made enough of a military effort not to lose, but not enough to win...the DOD lawyers and the Care Bears rules of engagement have guaranteed that four years into the war, the Iranians, Syrians and their proxies are laughing at us.
I'm not unsympathetic to anyone who concludes that if we can't fight a war to total victory, we should not be fighting at all.
I wish that President Bush had the benefit of my grandfather's wisdom. He often used to say, "If you step on a rattlesnake, you better be sure to kill it".
However this does not have to be a government agency. Underwriter's Laboratories is a great template for this.
But the agency should never have the power to force drugs off the market.
Those drugs which are tested would have the "UL seal" or equivalent prominently on display. Those which are not, would not. The buyer has the right to choose.
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I don't think "personal responsibility" is the answer to every question even though I'm a conservative. I'm sure there's a lot of pork in the FDA and I'm sure that there's ways we could trim their budget and have it run more efficiently and smoothly. It could most likely benefit from a narrowing of its mission. I don't think abolishing every federal agency is the answer to the country's ills.
And why would I substitute firearms in the next post? Is there any analogous argument there? No, of course not. Average everday people are perfectly capable of educating themselves about firearms and safety. It is a non-starter. The average person is not able to educate themselves on a novel compound for the treatment of Parkinson's based on nothing other than its name.
You are saying that we must be regulated because it is for the better good of the people.
Conservatives are for limited government. That does not preclude the establishment of necessary government agencies for the welfare of the public.
Thanks for your post...I get pretty tired of people calling him a nut because they disagree with his foreign policy. I’m glad that he’s running and presenting ideas that normally don’t get heard.
Yeah, because an antihistamine might work really, really well and it might kill a few people by prolonging their Qt interval, but hey, it's a good antihistamine. Let the people decide.
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