Cato Institute's new Site: Downsizing the Federal Government

by the Left Coast Rebel

This morning CNBC ran a program on worldwide economic 'austerity' which essenentially comes down to developed nations raising taxes and America spending itself into generational bankruptcy. Cato's Tad DeHaven was on hand to combat the Keynsian 'spend yourself into prosperity' typical media go-to-guy.

I noted the hostility that the CNBC talking-bobblehead along with the guest treated Cato's Tad Dehaven. If anything other than predictable, it gave me an excuse then to plug Cato's new site Downsizing the Federal Government which lists Federal bureaucracy by egregious bureaucracy and ways that they can be cut, scaled back, etc.

Just my kind of organization. Here's a video:

Quote du jour

The hope of Democracy lies in an informed electorate. So, why is deceit the Democrats' primary tool for staying in office?

-Proof

J.D. Hayworth Channels Matthew Lesko/Question Mark Guy?

by the Left Coast Rebel

I'm sure all of you have seen this idiot before:



The 'free government money'/question mark guy's name is Matthew Lesko and has been on telivision doing hawking free 'gubbmint' money for years (it's a scam although the philosophy is alive and well in the Democrat Party).

Did J.D. Hayworth channel Matthew Lesko in 2007?:


Does this infomercial-revelation fry J.D. Hayworth's chance at beating McAmnesty? You tell me. AllahPundit offers this:

Besides, most of the people who are still with him at this point are surely diehard McCain-haters, prone to shiver at the mere mention of the word “Maverick.” Hayworth could don a Lesko jacket and jaunty Willy Wonka top hat and start spinning like Julie Andrews in “The Sound of Music” shouting “freeee moneeey” and that crowd would still vote for him.

Hmm, I am a diehard McCain hater so where does that put me? I'll never forget 2007's McCain/Bush/Kennedy amnesty among other McCain injustices. He should never be reelected even if that means writing in 'Mickey Mouse' instead.

Via Memeorandum.

Ten Buck Friday Poll

I've posted the "Ten Buck" Friday poll in the upper right hand corner. These results are cumulative from all the blogs where it is posted, so you only need to vote once and your vote will be tabulated.

Each Friday between now and the November elections, you will be encouraged to send ten dollars a week, either to the winner of the poll or the candidate of your choice.

The advantage of sending it to the poll winners will have the effect of a "money bomb" which could affect the races to a greater extent.

Sharron Angle of Nevada, running against Harry Reid, was the winner of last week's poll. Give as generously as you can.

On a Personal Note

My participation may be a bit light the next couple days as I crisscross the country.
With any luck, LCR and Lady C can help take up some of the slack while I'm on the road.

The key to the liquor cabinet is in the same place I left it last time. You kids be careful while I'm gone! Heh.

Quote du jour

The wondrousness sometimes eludes us. Even the lowliest wage earner has an automobile that conveys him with more luxury, more freedom, and more comfort than any traveling king ever experienced in all the centuries before the 20th. And modern medicines — why, vaccines alone — have prevented more suffering, more debility, and more death than anything ever conceived by man.
-Charles Krauthammer

BP Oil Spill: Another Massive Big Government FAIL as State Department Sits on International Aid Offers

by the Left Coast Rebel

We recently summarized the big-government/Obamanation failure that the gulf oil spill represents. Of course, the summary was nothing more than a basic summary and examples flow (no pun intended) in each and every day.

As the oil flows Obama's State Department is sitting on aid offered from 23 separate countries. Jim Hoft got his hands on the documents that show this. This is just the first page of 5 from the State Department's site:

Page 2 shows that the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) aid has been accepted:

Unsurprsingly, the IMO is part of the United Nations. I wonder which corner of the far-left international 'community' the IMO aid represents? Go to Gateway Pundit to read his whole report, via Memeorandum.