JFK on Man Versus the Leviathan

"As the responsibilities of government become enlarged, there has been a corresponding assumption of authority by the state. It is obvious from the history of the past twenty years that whether we like it or not, whether we be Republicans or Democrats, the government will continue to play an increasingly large part in our lives. The theme of today - the scarlet thread that runs throughout all of the thoughts and actions of people all over the world - is one of resignation of great problems to the all-absorbing hands of the great Leviathan - the state. The trend is not divisible. We in the United States suffer from it, if less intensely." October 18, 1949 (from a speech before the Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce). And two months later at the University of Notre Dame, this conclusion: "It is therefore vital that we become concerned with maintaining the authority of the people, of the individual, over the state." Inspiring words and, yes, light-years different from the statist bull-crap currently emanating from Sanders and even Hillary now.......So, you still think that only the Republicans have changed?

On the Fact that the War in Syria (Bankrolled to a Large Degree by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the U.S., and Turkey - with Israel Clapping from the Bleachers) Escalated at Precisely the Same Time that Bashar al Assad Inked a Deal with the Iranians for a Natural Gas Pipeline to Run Through Syria and Iraq All the Way to the Mediterranean

Wars are almost always fought over money, land, and resources, and being that the chemical weapons story has largely been debunked (I refer you to Seymour Hersh's articles), you might as well add this one to the list with the mainstream media missing in action as usual.    

On the Fact that JFK Was the Only Senate Democrat to Vote in Favor of the Eisenhower Proposal Which Argued that State and Local Governments Should Pay Over 70% of the Cost of the Interstate Highway System (the Rest of the Democrats and Many of the Northern Liberal Republicans Wanted the Feds to Pay the Majority of it)

Kennedy YET AGAIN showing a) fiscal conservatism, b) fierce independence, and c) a strong respect for federalism. A lot of historians and economists refer to Grover Cleveland as the last of the Jeffersonian Democrats but, I don't know, the more that I read about Kennedy the more that I think that maybe he was (apart from his international perspective).

On the Never-Ending Insult-Ladened Pissing Contest Between the Doltish and Insufferable Radical Redneck and the Equally Doltish and Insufferable Rational Nation Over at Lisa's Blog

I was going to compare it to Romper Room but that would have been an insult to pre-schoolers everywhere. Immaturity on Barry Bonds dosage steroids is probably a more apt analogy.

On the Fact that on Many College Campuses, the Alleged Victim of Sexual Assault Is Never Rigorously Questioned/Cross-Examined, Exculpatory Evidence Is Frequently Disregarded, and the Accused Is Never Allowed to Confront His Accuser, Her Witnesses, etc.

Kafkaesque and Orwellian Had a Kid and Named it the Canadian and U.S. Higher Education System..........................................................................................P.S. And, yes, my advice to young boys in college would be to never, EVER, hook up, and that if they really and truly want to get laid that they should just go to a hooker 'cause as far as I know they never have "regrets" once the liquor wears off.

On a Recent Yahoo Hit-Piece Which Compares Donald Trump to George Wallace

As I patiently wait to see a comparable piece comparing Hillary to Nixon or Sanders to Ho Chi Minh...........................................................................................P.S. And what exactly has Trump done to or said about black people that is comparable to George Wallace? I mean, yeah, he said that dumb thing about illegal immigrants and wants a pause on Muslim immigration but a) he never denigrated Mexicans as a whole and b) based on that Pew research study (which showed that a majority of citizens of Muslim countries hold views which are 180 degrees diametrical to ours) and the fact that even many of Obama's own security people have warned us of a possible terrorist infiltration of the migrant population, his Muslim pause may not be anywhere near as insane as its being made out to be (and it's certainly a boatload less draconian than what FDR, that progressive darling, did to the Japanese). 

Another View on Mr. Trump's Rallies

Yeah, this clip will never be shown on MSPMS, or even CNN.