I MOVED!

For a couple weeks I'd been planning to move this blog, and was waiting to announce it until I'd gotten all the links, videos, tags, etc. completely switched over. Now you can read my posts, still called Classical Revolution, at http://classicalrevolution.wordpress.com. Please update your links, subscriptions, etc., accordingly.

Ron Paul on Glenn Beck's Show 3/23

Found it!

Hey, That Was Me! ... Maybe

I don't listen to Glenn Beck on the radio, unless Ron Paul is on, because I think that Beck is not only generally whackadoo, but kind of a hypocrite---what with preaching civil liberties now that the Democrats are in power and doing pretty much what the Republicans did for eight years. I do watch videos of his Fox show, but usually only if they're linked from other blogs.

You may be thinking, "Uh-huh, YOUR POINT, PLEASE??"

Ah, yes, I just got a phone call from a very enthusiastic mother (mine, just so you know), informing me that he was just describing the economy using an analogy based on a familiar game. I'm not saying that he got the idea from me; I'm just saying ... well, he might have. If I find the clip on YouTube or something, I'll post it. Just remember ... you heard it here first. ;-)

Six Years ... And Counting

As other blogs have noted, March 20, 2009 marks the 6-year anniversary of the beginning of the invasion of Iraq. Aside from over 30,000 "official" American casualties, but over 100,000 estimated in combat, what have we gained? How far have we come? Think of all our liberties that have been stolen in the name of liberty, even as the government claims that the troops are there to defend our freedoms. How much more of this do we have to look forward to? Think of all the lives, resources, and wealth that has been wasted for no reason other than government power. And this, along with so many other atrocities, is being funded by our taxes, and through the theft of inflation.

On LRC today, Don Cooper speaks for many of us, I think, when he says, "I'm tired."

And sometimes even The Onion is too true to be funny.

Question:

When people demand that we "support the troops," that includes this guy, right? (Warning: Really, really strong language.) If you can't stomach it for the whole time, skip to the last 30 seconds. Good to know we are served and protected with such honor and dignity.



(Via Adam Kokesh's blog)

A Good Sign?

All right, I am probably the last person who should comment on an article from the Wall Street Journal, since I have only the tiniest interest in finances. Today, I cannot resist.

At work I had to read and summarize a WSJ article that, based on the title, seemed uninteresting: "Consumer-Loan Plan Is Off to Slow Start." But then, as I was reading further, I could not help but notice a glimmer of hope. Apparently the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, brought about, of course, by the liars, cheats, and swindlers at the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department, is not as popular as they were hoping. As I understand it, TALF supposedly lends easy money to "investors" who are then supposed to use it to buy consumer-backed securities.

(Because that worked so well before.)

But investors aren't going for it. Well, not much. And it's sad that a program starting with $200 billion has so far lended "only" $5 billion. I say "sad" because we are using the word "only" to refer to FIVE BILLION DOLLARS! That is $5,000,000,000.00. That many zeros should make you dizzy!

The article gives several reasons why they aren't going for TALF, and that's what gives me hope. Public outcry over the AIG bonuses is one reason. Investors are afraid of facing the same thing if they accept taxpayers' money---as they should be, since it was money stolen directly, through taxation, and indirectly, through inflation. They should be afraid of backlash, because the public should be angry about this---not necessarily that the execs are getting huge bonuses, but that the money was given to AIG, and all the other welfare recipients, in the first place. This gives me hope that people are staring to actually care and pay attention to what the government does to our money.

Banks, hedge funds, etc., are also afraid of getting into an agreement under TALF because they are afraid that the government is going to change the rules. Again. And again. Because they have seen it happen, they have seen the indecision amongst the politicians, they have heard announcements that we may need another stimulus bill, etc. Specifically, the article says, they "also worry they may be caught up by a provision in fiscal-stimulus legislation that restricts the use of foreign workers by firms that accept government money. Investors are concerned that terms may keep changing midstream." You mean ... you mean ... the government might not be trustworthy?? REALLY?

So that is what I got out of the article. Obviously, the summary I did for work looks slightly different. I do realize that this article provides only a little bit of hope that eyes are being opened. But still, it is hope. It's something.

Congratulations! You May Be A Terrorist!

In Missouri, anyway, and you know it has to start somewhere. Apparently I am a threat and didn't realize it, and you might be, too. This is very, very frightening. But it also kind of makes me want to go to Missouri and just drive around aimlessly, flaunting the Ron Paul for President 2008 bumper sticker that is still on my car.

As libertarians, because we support liberty, peace, and limited-to-no government, we get to be thrown in and classified with the white supremacists, "militant" activists, and tax evaders, even though most of us are none of these. In a way, this sort of attention is kind of a good thing, since it means that the liberty movement(s) is/are gaining enough ground that they are considered a threat and not simply ignored. But still . . . terrorists?

Thanks, Missouri. Thanks a lot. And to think I defended you only last night to a friend of mine who said she could never live there.

So if I disappear forever and never resurface . . . Ya'll know why.