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Former Catoite Radley Balko argues that the Republican Party deserves to lose because it “has exiled its Goldwater-Reagan wing and given up all pretense of any allegiance to limited government.” He goes on to detail all the sordid ways in which the GOP has indeed betrayed its allegedly pro-free market, limited government beliefs and thus “forfeited its right to govern.”
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2008/10/24/a-plea-for-divided-government/
kerrin
10-26-2008, 08:29 PM
Radley Balko speaks the truth.
Couloir
10-27-2008, 09:24 PM
I agree completely. It is specifically listed in the bill of rights for separation of church and state. Why then is almost every political idea from the GOP about religious views. Can we hear about balancing the budget, cutting spending, and limiting government involvement in all areas. How is small government related to readjusting the mortgages of everyone who couldn't read their applications before signing and now making me pay for it even though my payments are on time?
kerrin
10-29-2008, 07:45 PM
How is small government related to readjusting the mortgages of everyone who couldn't read their applications before signing and now making me pay for it even though my payments are on time?
Fighting words. Let's go. Me, you vs. the GOP
Anenome
10-31-2008, 08:49 PM
Yep, that will be one of the best responses to the near total loss of this election, especially if McCain loses. That the right needs to return to its individualist roots, and become more libertarian economically. Many have claimed that both parties believe in socialism these days, and its hard to argue against it watching the Repub responses. It just goes to show that the Fabian methodology was exactly right on, the idea that all governments are inherently socialist anyway.
If you read Sowell, you would agree that government distorts the incentives of both the people, businesses, and the politicians who run it. Politicians want to get re-elected, and so their incentive is to start using the machinery of the government to give favors, ear-marks, etc, which is already socialist in presupposition. In that sense McCain has quite the awesome pedigree of opposing all earmarks in his entire tenure. Now if only he were interested in economics he could've been a powerhouse of ideas rather than just running on a resume.