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NAFTA Superhighway an Illusion?

How strange. According to Stephen Braun, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, the NAFTA Superhighway is an illusion. Some forgot to tell Lou Dobbs.

Technorati Tags: Politics, transportation

Tea Party 08

I’ve been following Ron Paul’s campaign for President since his announcement to run. Today was my first experience attending a political rally for Dr. Paul. He wasn’t there, but about 60 supporters from the San Francisco Bay Area gathered at the Ferry Building to wave signs, march to Union Square, wave more signs, […]

Lew Rockwell on Ron Paul’s Appearance on the Leno

I am jealous of Lew Rockwell and all the other Ron Paul supporters who got to see the taping of Ron Paul’s appearnace on Leno last night. Here’s Lew’s account.
I thought Leno was incredibly polite. He asked intelligent questions and let Dr Paul answer. The audience of supporters was great too. […]

What’s Wrong with Democracies?

I came across this in a posting about friend, Ed Stringham:
“… Democracies adopt bad policies because most people are irrationally committed to systematically mistaken economic (and other) beliefs, and politicians have to heed public opinion to get elected”
So much for bringing democracy to the rest of the world.

Technorati Tags: Economics, Philosophy, politics

Evangelicals Ignore Dream Candidate

For some reason, evangelicals ignore presidential candidate Rep Ron Paul, who is pro-life, pro-consitition and pro-liberty. He best represents conservative Christians. Chuck Baldwin wrote about why he’s ignored a month ago. Baldwin gives two reason, the first is concern that evangelicals want to be accepted by the Republican party. But I tend […]

Who’s favorite what?

The Orange County Register reports that the City of Anaheim is seeking alternative plans for a plot of land they intended for an NFL stadium.
After receiving proposals from developers:
… city staffers will review the documents, pick their favorite ideas and ask for formal proposals.
What!?! Bureaucrats will pick their favorite idea? What kind of […]

Commenter tries to justify Bush on Dvorak’s Wiretap Posting

There is a comment on John C. Dvorak’s Blog posting, “Bush authorizes NSA dosmetic wiretaps,” where Smith attempts to justify Bush’s illegal wiretaps. He concludes, “Least we forget, it was FOREIGN citizens that killed 3,000 of OUR citizens. Focusing our investigations upon FOREIGN citizens just might prevent another 9/11. Confiscating knitting needles from 80-year […]