Sowell: Random Thoughts

Creators Syndicate ^ | June 25, 2013 | Thomas Sowell

[jazusamo]

Random thoughts on the passing scene:

Edmund Burke said, "There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men." Evil men do not always snarl. Some smile charmingly. Those are the most dangerous. If you don't think the mainstream media slants the news, keep track of how often they tell you that the Arctic ice pack is shrinking and how seldom they tell you that the Antarctic ice pack is expanding. The latter news would not fit the "global warming" scenario that so many in the media are promoting.

Someone has referred to Vice President Biden as President Obama's "impeachment insurance." Even critics who are totally opposed to Barack Obama's policies do not want anything to cut short his presidency, with Joe Biden as his successor.

People who refuse to accept unpleasant truths have no right to complain about politicians who lie to them. What other kind of candidates would such people elect?

Given the shortage of articulate Republican leaders, it will be a real loss — to the country, not just to the Republicans — if Senator Marco Rubio discredits himself, early in his career, by supporting "comprehensive" immigration reform that amounts to just another amnesty, with false promises to secure the border.

Ever since I learned, as a teenager, that the "Saturday Evening Post" magazine was actually published on Wednesday mornings, I have been very skeptical about words. "Gun control" laws do not control guns, "rent control" laws do not control rent and government "stimulus" spending does not stimulate the economy.

[jazusamo]

"You know you are old when waitresses call you "dear.""

Yep--lol!

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[tet68]

Bump for T. Sowell!

Surely there must be a place in the Cabinet
for him during Palin’s terms.

[left that other site]

Love it!

[chris37]

To be fair, Marco has demonstrated that he is a perfect representation of what the republican party is.

Enemy.

[jazusamo]

Both would work for me!

[fwdude]

"You know you are old when waitresses call you 'dear.'"

And you know you're in the South when she calls you "hon."

[Obadiah]

Although many people have been surprised and disappointed by Barack Obama, it is hard to think of a president whose policies were more predictable from his history, however radically different those policies are from his rhetoric.

bump

[tet68]

Walter Williams too. So many good qualified
people to choose from.

[onyx]

He’s wrong about one thing. I’ll never feel sorry for Jay Carney.

LOL.

[jazusamo]

Excellent point! ;-)

[Still Thinking]

Secretary of Common Sense?

[Still Thinking]

Someone has referred to Vice President Biden as President Obama's "impeachment insurance." Even critics who are totally opposed to Barack Obama's policies do not want anything to cut short his presidency, with Joe Biden as his successor.

I've often had that very thought. As bad as The Won is, Slow Joe would probably nuke Newfoundland thinking he was calling for coffee.

[ArGee]

Barack Obama, IBIC.

It has a ring to it.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Even critics who are totally opposed to Barack Obama's policies do not want anything to cut short his presidency, with Joe Biden as his successor.

No sir. I must disagree. I will take Joe Biden over BHO any day.

[Earthdweller]

"....another amnesty, with false promises to secure the border.

[RetSignman]

[”You know you are old when waitresses call you “dear.”

I don’t know about “dear” stuff but I want to know why the police force hires so many young kids.

When I young, they were all old. ;)

[r-q-tek86]

It has long been my belief that the sight of a good-looking woman lowers a man's IQ by at least 20 points. A man who doesn't happen to have 20 points he can spare can be in big trouble.

Heh

[publius911]

When Attorney General Eric Holder argued that a "path to citizenship" for illegal immigrants was a "civil right" and a "human right," that epitomized the contempt for the public's intelligence which has characterized so much of what has been said and done by the Obama administration.

Quite evidently, Holder is working from a copy of a Constitution that he wrote himself. It bears little in common with the Constitution that the Founders wrote and adopted, and the one I've been familiar with all my life.

This wannabe Idi Amin was a judge?

Really?

[ZOOKER]

Despite political differences, it is hard not to feel sorry for White House press secretary Jay Carney, for all the absurdities his job requires him to say with a straight face. What is he going to do when this administration is over? Wear a disguise, change his name or be put into a witness protection program?

I'm sure someone said the same thing about George Stephanopolis, but he found another gig rather quickly. I expect Carney will find a similar job - still the apologist for whatever liberal needs defending, but under the guise of an impartial "journalist".

So no, I don't feel sorry for him either.