The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will
become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. -- Buddha

President Obama:
You criticize insurance companies because they “ration coverage … according to who can pay and who can’t.”
My first thought was “not exactly; coverage is rationed according to who pays and who doesn’t.”
http://cafehayek.com/2010/03/an-open-letter-to-president-obama.html

"The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants."
— Albert Camus
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http://mises.org/daily/4125

Dr Ben O'Neill

Busybodies Minding Your Business

If you idjits would stop trying to insert education into our school system we wouldn't be having these difficulties.
-- Tim Lebsack

This morning I heard on a local DC radio station an interview with a tourist who complained that Washington’s “scripted” inhabitants “have no real understanding” of the economic situation of ordinary Americans.

I agree with the tourist’s assessment, but unlike her I’m not disappointed. You see, to visit DC expecting to find people engaged in serious discussions of economics is like visiting a Star Trek convention expecting to find people engaged in serious discussions of astrophysics. Perhaps a handful of the celebrities and costumed performers are familiar with real science, but their overwhelming object is not to help their public deal with reality but, rather, to escape it. -- Don Boudreaux
http://cafehayek.com/2010/02/to-badly-go.html

Dear Friend of Liberty,

As you might know, today is the 278th birthday of George Washington. I expect you agree that Washington had an excellent attitude about the office of the presidency (he had a pretty humble view of that office) and about government in general.

When I look at our current president, his policies and ambitions, I am of course very saddened by how far our country has descended from Washington's vision.

Here are a few quotes attributed to George Washington:

"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master."

"Let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the constitution be reprehended. If defective, let it be amended, but not suffered to be trampled upon whilst it has an existence."

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."

Compare that attitude to the attitude of today's Republicans and Democrats, who wish to maximize government power in almost every conceivable way, who think the Constitution is something they can re-interpret however they want, and who even want to stifle our speech with campaign finance limits and advertising regulations.

The Libertarian Party is committed to restraining, reducing, and limiting all aspects of government. If George Washington were alive today, I think he'd be proud of the Libertarian Party platform. Please help us celebrate Washington's Birthday with a donation to the Libertarian Party.

Sincerely,

Wes Benedict
Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee

P.S. If you have not yet become a member of the Libertarian Party and wish to do so, please join the only political party dedicated to free markets and civil liberties.