Sanity in an Insane World

Left Behind

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 4:17 PM EST (American Conservative)

After West Point and Oslo, neocons saw Obama as a more coherent Bush, an electrifying orator who had dazzled antiwar Democrats and independents and then promptly dumped them.

politics, barack-obama, foreign-policy, neoconservatives

The Evil of Sanctions, Part 1

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 4:04 PM EST (Future of Freedom Foundation )

This callous, pitiless, utterly heartless statement by a most senior official of the U.S. government could have been made by any other U.S. government official.

politics, economic-sanctions, cuban-embargo, iranian-sanctions

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Think Things Through

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 11:12 AM EST (LewRockwell.com)

Were he with us today (and his absence is keenly felt) Frank Chodorov might point out that militarist conservatives and their leftist counterparts champion a monolithic military establishment because they all worship power.

politics, dont-ask-dont-tell, gay-and-lesbian-issues, military-issues, militarist-conservatives

Why Does Sarah Palin Want More War?

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 11:06 AM EST (LewRockwell.com)

But the problem with Sarah is that, like so many Americans, she's never really thought too deeply about the State.

politics, foreign-policy, sarah-palin

Some TP'ers Go After Ron Paul

Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 9:50 AM EST (LewRockwell.com)

Of course, TP fanatically backs the wars against Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Iran. Only a terrorist would dissent. Sarah Palin's speech in Nashville was typical: War, cut spending, war, skin 'em alive, war, cut taxes, war, war, war.

politics, neoconservatives, ron-paul, republican-primaries, tea-party-movement

Randy Credico: progressive politico or Left Libertarian?

Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 6:55 PM EST (Examiner)

Credico is a prime example of a "left libertarian" and that's why the LPNY is talking to him.

elections, new-york, senate, democrats, politics, chuck-schumer, randy-credico, libertarian-democrat

How to undermine a movement: turn its values on its head

Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 12:52 PM EST (Nolan Chart)

Let me state clearly for the record: today's tea party movement as manifested in Tennessee is a travesty that has completely moved away from what originated during the presidential campaign of 2008.

politics, neoconservatives, sarah-palin, tea-party-movement, ron-paul-movement

Christians claim hate crimes law an effort to 'eradicate' their beliefs

Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 12:28 PM EST (Raw Story)

Far from the intended purpose of severely punishing criminals who commit unspeakable acts against a persecuted minority group, the religious activists claim the laws are a guarded effort to "eradicate" their beliefs.

politics, hate-crimes, religious-right, stupid-laws, playing-the-victim-card

New York Tea Party Group Considers Independent Ballot Line

Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 8:18 PM EST (Independent Political Report)

First we're going to identify whether we've got a winning effort," said Carl Paladino. And if they do, Buffalo real estate developer Carl Paladino may run for governor of New York State; but not as a democrat or republican.

elections, new-york, politics, 2010, third-parties, gubernatorial-election, tea-party-of-new-york

How To Fix the Jobs Problem

Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:54 PM EST (LewRockwell.com)

What is the disconnect? It comes down to affordability. Businesses right now can't afford to hire new workers. They keep letting them go. Therefore, unemployment is high, in the double-digits, approaching 17% or more. Among black men, it is 25%. Among youth, it is 30% or higher.

politics, economics, causes-of-unemployment

The Goal Is Freedom: Obama and the Public

Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:50 PM EST (The Freeman Online)

What makes all this so hard to see for the casual observer is that the official opposition party is not really an opposition at all at the level of basic premises.

politics, public-cynicism, obama-administration, false-opposition

Will the Dragon Awake?

Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:47 PM EST (AntiWar.com)

As Murray Rothbard points out in The Betrayal of the American Right, the China lobby was instrumental in steering the Republican party out of the "isolationist" (i.e.

taiwan, china, politics, foriegn-policy

The U.S. Can No Longer Afford Its Empire

Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:35 PM EST (Independent Institute)

The Cold War is long over, and the concomitant rationale (dubious even then) for using an interventionist U.S. foreign policy to attempt to run the world is now obsolete and even dangerous in an era of blowback terrorism.

politics, foreign-policy, american-empire, overextention-of-the-military

Are We That Thinned-Skinned?

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 9:56 PM EST (Reason Magazine)

Do conservatives really believe that an impolite utterance in private should be a firing offense? To begin with, the word "retard," unlike many other purposefully disparaging words, has legitimate meanings beyond insult.

politics, political-correctness, rahm-emanuel, overhyping, thin-skinned-conservatives, thin-skinned-liberals

Interview with Warren Redlich, candidate for Governor

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 10:26 AM EST (The Empire Page)

Empire Page: Are you not interested in the Conservative Party line? If not, where do your views diverge from the Conservative Party platform?

elections, politics, gubernatorial-election, libertarian-republican, libertarian-party-of-new-york, warren-redlich

Mass Murder: The Key to a "Successful" Presidency

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 9:56 AM EST (LewRockwell.com)

Bear in mind that Pipes, by his own admission, is not a supporter of Obama, "whose election I opposed, whose goals I fear, and whose policies I work against." But while he's in the Oval Office, Pipes apparently concludes, Obama might as well use the dictatorial powers of t …

iran, politics, foreign-policy, neoconservatives, daneil-pipes

Will Obama Play the War Card?

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 9:51 AM EST (LewRockwell.com)

The opposite is true. The Senate is trying to force Obama's hand, box him in, restrict his freedom of action, by making him impose sanctions that would cut off the negotiating track and put us on a track to war – a war to deny Iran weapons that the U.S.

iran, politics, war, harry-reid, foreign-policy, pat-buchanan, mitch-mcconnell, obama-administration

Ahmadinejad Calls the War Party Bluff...Again

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 9:33 AM EST (Freedoms Phoenix)

One thing the War Party has done well is the continual push for "tough new sanctions" on Iran. Each new announcement, whether enacted or not, solidifies the power of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and diminishes the chances of a successful political revolution.

iran, politics, foreign-policy, warmongering, saberratteling

Yemen on the Brink: Implications for U.S. Policy

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 9:13 AM EST (Campaign For Liberty Blog)

When I look at the US assistance plan for Yemen I see that it is primarily focused on nation-building.

yemen, politics, war, foreign-policy, ron-paul

Neoconned No More

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 9:40 AM EST (American Conservative)

That depends on your definition. The notion of "making the world safe for democracy" is unquestionably a liberal or "progressive" sentiment, but it is also true that it has been standard foreign policy for the mainstream Right for sometime.

politics, war, foreign-policy, rush-limbaugh, glenn-beck, political-ideology, sean-hannity, neoconservatives, ron-paul, jack-hunter

Ron Paul warns of Coming Social and Political Chaos

Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 11:27 AM EST (YouTube)

Texas Congressman Ron Paul warning of future Chaos if the nation doesn't change it's course.

politics, foreign-policy, ron-paul, monatary-policy

Neocon: Obama can save presidency by bombing Iran

Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 11:11 AM EST (Raw Story)

Pipes is a longtime pro-war hawk who has been particularly vociferous in his calls for a "special scrutiny" of Arab Americans.

iran, politics, war, daniel-pipes, neoconservatives, intervention

The State of Obama's Union

Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 11:06 AM EST (Campaign For Liberty Blog)

If we don't get the analysis right, we won't get the response right. Despite what some popular right-wing talk-show hosts claim, Obama is not pushing Marxism, revolutionary or otherwise.

politics, corporatism, obama-administration

'Tea Party' Republican Warren Redlich seeks GOP line for governor

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 10:45 PM EST (Syracuse.com)

He says he wants the Libertarian Party line as well as the Republican nomination to represent the anti-establishment Tea Party wing of the party, which held high-profile protests last year against President Barack Obama's proposed health care reform.

elections, politics, 2010, gubernatorial-election, warren-redlich, new-york-libertarian-party

Obama grows the drug war, with enforcement a clear priority

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 10:30 PM EST (Raw Story)

"The new budget proposal demonstrates the Obama Administration's commitment to a balanced and comprehensive drug strategy," Kerlikowske added, in the advisory.

politics, drug-war, drug-policy, police-socialism

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