Politics and sex

I think politics is like sex.

You can force me to do all kinds of shit.

But you can't make me like it.

And it's got to suck to have everyone bitch all the time, when you do that, about how you don't know what the fuck you're doing.

Human beings, mistakes, and the political class

This just about sums it up.

Random Thoughts by Thomas Sowell (wasn't that a Saturday Night Live skit?)

"Human beings are going to make mistakes, whether in the market or in the government. The difference is that survival in the market requires recognizing mistakes and changing course before you go bankrupt. But survival in politics requires denying mistakes and sticking with the policies you advocated, while blaming others for the bad results."

I think is possible that Democrats believe that they could never really be wrong about anything important.

That is why Lord Acton said that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

"Papal infallibility"

That's what prompted Acton's wise observation about people, power, and human nature. The propensity of people to pretend like they never really make mistakes.

And that is why, though the market is and never will be a perfect arbiter of what is valuable or not in the world, that I trust it more than I will ever trust a politician ever.

Because I don't trust politicians any more than I trust myself. And the more I watch them, the less I trust them.

And that will be true no matter how much power they do or do not have.

Self-respect

No offense to Jeffrey Sachs and the important work he has done in international health and economic development, but I just don't trust these assholes, anymore.

5 Points on the Critical State of the Economy

You know why Democrats think this is a time "Unlike Anything We've Seen Since the Great Depression!"?

Because there are Democrats in office and they want to do some spending.

Except there's a 10, going on 11 trillion dollar, deficit for Federal spending, at this point. And that kind of spending beyond our means is exactly what got us into this mess in the first place.

Here's the bottom line on this.

Democrats say it is most important to get a little more help to people who are going to be going through this nonsense one more cycle down the road, if they don't change their ways.

People like me say it's more important to keep people focussed on getting their spending under control - and Federal spending, as well - to focus on growing their income, and to avoid this kind of situation for themselves in future cycles.

One group is selling you on the idea that you will need them for the rest of your life because where would you be without them?

I'm saying, "Get focused on what will make your life better and not some snake-oil that Democrats are selling you that they will get you generous social welfare benefits and your life will be on easy street."

It's a bullshit message. Don't believe it. If you are spending too much, stop listening to these assholes who are telling you to spend. Get your spending under control and tell every Democrat or Republican who tells you different to fuck off. Start banking on your future and stop banking on these assholes to save you when they won't.

They want more money to spend. They get that money from you. If you want more money to spend, I suggest you get your spending under control and start working on expanding your supply with savings, investment, work, starting a business, cutting an album, anything that will actually make more money for you and grow the economy for real and not the bullshit way that Democrats are proposing that leaves so many people unemployed in Europe.

Stand up. Be a grown up. Learn to tell the difference between those who are selling that they can take care of you and can't and those who are being honest with you and telling you that you will need to take care of yourself in this world.

There is only one path that offers dignity. And it's not the one that relies on the government.

And I am sick and tired, at this point, of Democrats and socialists selling this bullshit to people.

It's an illusion. It's a lie. Noone is ever going to take care of you. Except for you.

And that is where the only real self-respect comes from.