Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Two of ’em, by my count: Open up the marketplace, and tort reform. And listening to your constituents like you’re supposed to, by implication, that’s a third good idea.
Why, naturally that’s all just crazy talk.
Hat tip to Noisy Room, by way of blogger friend Rick.
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I love that sign the guy behind her is holding that appears to say “Love Thy Neighbor” … apparently he’s pro Medi-Gov.
And as the lady pointed out the other day … it should say “Here’s an offer you can’t refuse. Love thy neighbor. The way I say to. Through me. Or else.” But the Anointed don’t see it that way. They’re simply “right”, and everyone else is stupid or evil.
Oh, and look at the sour, disgusted look on (what I assume is) his significant others’ face near the end of her speal. The one with the Obama sticker on her shirt.
- philmon | 09/09/2009 @ 08:07Oh, and look at the sour, disgusted look on (what I assume is) his significant others’ face near the end of her speal. The one with the Obama sticker on her shirt.
Because the Obama-sticker gal has bought into the idea, lock-stock-n-barrel, that competition is meaningless because all these “big corporations” are instead sitting around a table nodding their heads at each other.
A couple of weeks ago, I gave my girlfriend’s brother a ride to Stockton so he could catch a bus headed back to his home in San Francisco. We got to talking in the car about rent control, which apparently exists where he lives. He asked me at one point, “What are rents like in a city that DOESN’T have rent control?” I told him in so many words, “In my city, when you want to rent an apartment, you can actually find one.” I went on to explain that price controls do nothing except cause shortages, by keeping the price artificially within reach of more people, who then drain the supply. This isn’t a liberal or conservative viewpoint; it’s simple economics. I added that competition between landlords keeps rents reasonable.
It seems he was under the impression that without the benevolent hand of government on the rental housing market, landlords are free to just “stick it to you!” That they can just charge whatever they like, and renters apparently have no choice but to pay up! And this guy just finished college!
I didn’t want to get too far into the debate and risk causing a rift with my girlfriend by embarrassing her brother, but this sort of ignorance really irritates me.
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