tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8743854579200427849..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Is The U.S. Congress On Its Way Out?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82311883669597452522013-01-04T00:12:14.588-05:002013-01-04T00:12:14.588-05:00Ha ha ha, Cory had me until he started talking abo...Ha ha ha, Cory had me until he started talking about a Star Wars prequel. Then I stopped reading, just as I stop watching whenever a Star Wars prequel pops up somewhere.<br /><br />I'm immature today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50189722044270647712013-01-03T20:02:09.447-05:002013-01-03T20:02:09.447-05:00Cory-
That line "is this how liberty dies, w...Cory-<br /><br />That line "is this how liberty dies, with thunderous applause?" is the only good part of the movies. But it's good enough to make up for most of the bad! Except Jar Jar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2289408835772825172013-01-03T19:44:44.513-05:002013-01-03T19:44:44.513-05:00Well, Bush also made dictatorial maneuvers. As has...Well, Bush also made dictatorial maneuvers. As has been said, each successor president makes you long for the previous one. Renditions of US citizens, torturing of "enemy combatants," DHS creation (Clinton idea implemented by Bush), warrantless searches and communication monitoring, etc.<br /><br />Look at where we are right now. Can you look back at Nazi Germany and think of all of Cory Bricknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615059918614218841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43407357586640139342013-01-03T15:37:01.110-05:002013-01-03T15:37:01.110-05:00I couldn't agree more. At least it would be t...I couldn't agree more. At least it would be the perfect time for a liberty candidate to come fix things. Sadly I do not think the time has come yet for the population at large to recognize the value of a liberty candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65202024554397602922013-01-03T14:37:47.730-05:002013-01-03T14:37:47.730-05:00While I can appreciate the concept of "gridlo...While I can appreciate the concept of "gridlock", it seems to me that Congress is a just a rubber stamp on most of the more significant issues such as the Patriot act, NDAA, and the beast that is the empire. In fact, most of its members don't even bother to read the laws they vote on. <br /><br />Ideally, even with a few "Ron Paul" type members (if that makes sense), stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254728148882930531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-27675114251539140252013-01-03T14:17:13.638-05:002013-01-03T14:17:13.638-05:00It would seem the perfect time for a liberty candi...It would seem the perfect time for a liberty candidate, perhaps Judge Napolitano...Texas Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66271746136887322272013-01-03T14:16:38.862-05:002013-01-03T14:16:38.862-05:00The lefties said that about Bush... That he'd ...The lefties said that about Bush... That he'd suspend elections and be king forever, or whatever...<br /><br />No, Obama will continue to drive the federal government into the ground until it collapses, or his time runs out. Then the next shrub will take over.Texas Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57530852308097293502013-01-03T14:05:42.001-05:002013-01-03T14:05:42.001-05:00I wouldn't count on it. I could just as easil...I wouldn't count on it. I could just as easily see things get SO awful by 2016 that Democrats are driven from office in record numbers, putting Republicans fully in charge of the House, Senate, and Presidency. I would find it MUCH more likely that dictator Christie will be the one to destroy everything than dictator Hillary. Conservatives would fight to the last over Hillary. They would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43464309299571264262013-01-03T14:00:29.981-05:002013-01-03T14:00:29.981-05:00I think it will be Obama that seizes power before ...I think it will be Obama that seizes power before the end of his lame-duck term. He feels he has nothing to lose. He has two years before mid-term elections. If we see a significant inflationary / stagflation turn in the economy before then, I would expect him to use the "emergency powers" available to him.<br /><br />Oh, and he will sign an EO with respect to gun control, mark my Cory Bricknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615059918614218841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-92004534121328846652013-01-03T13:38:23.202-05:002013-01-03T13:38:23.202-05:00I read Hayek's Road to Serfdom for the first t...I read Hayek's Road to Serfdom for the first time in 2008 and thought this is exactly what is happening in America. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89813888402791145982013-01-03T13:09:18.190-05:002013-01-03T13:09:18.190-05:00You ask that title question as though it's a b...You ask that title question as though it's a bad thing.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009623520148094685noreply@blogger.com