Libertarian economist and Great Man Milton Friedman quipped that he is "in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, whenever it's possible." It is a reflection of the natural state of government, which as I recently blogged
I guess I'm like 99.999% of Americans who had no idea that Smith-Mundt had been modified in 2012 so that USG funded propaganda could be deployed against American citizens. I am unsurprised that Democrats would exploit this "easing" in the restriction to go all-out against America. It was just a matter of having the "right people" in there, wasn't it?
It's been less than a month. I shudder to think what's going to be unearthed, and shudder even more at the notion that a whole lot of people will be upset by the revelations.
I think I've been pretty clear that I expect Trump's term to be a mixed bag, and that he's got some bad ideas. But, it seems to me that you would rather fixate on the bad than the good.
There's also the matter of the alternative. Had Harris won the election, *none* of these abuses of tax dollars would have seen the light of day.
It’s a long over due change of direction for the country. At this point I agree the sledge hammer approach is probably the only way to expose the whole mess. Maybe it will be rebuilt in a Robert Irvine kind of way 🤞. Elon is like no other person I can ever remember, he is certainly one of the hardest working people on earth, and President Trump is right in there too. Normally I hate change, but I’m extremely excited about this DOGE project. Thanks for another fun and thoughtful essay.
“Is it because the guy you don’t like is actually doing what you claim you wanted?”
This is exactly it. I have family that hate Trump and Musk because they are billionaires. Everything Trump and Musk are doing they wanted and agreed with. They do not trust that a couple billionaire businessmen would be doing things that are good for our country without it somehow benefiting and enriching themselves. They are rich, rich I tell you. They can not be trusted. LOL
It's so easy to claim that they're just doing all this to make themselves richer. I heard the same plaints about the Koch brothers and their libertarian viewpoints.
Meanwhile, Congress is full of people who insider-trade off the bills they pass. Do yours complain about them?
I guess I'm like 99.999% of Americans who had no idea that Smith-Mundt had been modified in 2012 so that USG funded propaganda could be deployed against American citizens. I am unsurprised that Democrats would exploit this "easing" in the restriction to go all-out against America. It was just a matter of having the "right people" in there, wasn't it?
It's been less than a month. I shudder to think what's going to be unearthed, and shudder even more at the notion that a whole lot of people will be upset by the revelations.
Given what's happened with Blagojevich and Adams, I am far less sanguine than you that Trump will root out corruption and not replace it with his own.
I think I've been pretty clear that I expect Trump's term to be a mixed bag, and that he's got some bad ideas. But, it seems to me that you would rather fixate on the bad than the good.
There's also the matter of the alternative. Had Harris won the election, *none* of these abuses of tax dollars would have seen the light of day.
So, I ask again, if not now, when?
It’s a long over due change of direction for the country. At this point I agree the sledge hammer approach is probably the only way to expose the whole mess. Maybe it will be rebuilt in a Robert Irvine kind of way 🤞. Elon is like no other person I can ever remember, he is certainly one of the hardest working people on earth, and President Trump is right in there too. Normally I hate change, but I’m extremely excited about this DOGE project. Thanks for another fun and thoughtful essay.
“whinge“ I learned a new word and I love it. 😻
I've used it before. It's so much more satisfying than "whine."
I thought you had a typo error. Then I thought no he wouldn’t make a mistake like that. I looked it up. It is much more satisfying than whine.
“Is it because the guy you don’t like is actually doing what you claim you wanted?”
This is exactly it. I have family that hate Trump and Musk because they are billionaires. Everything Trump and Musk are doing they wanted and agreed with. They do not trust that a couple billionaire businessmen would be doing things that are good for our country without it somehow benefiting and enriching themselves. They are rich, rich I tell you. They can not be trusted. LOL
It's so easy to claim that they're just doing all this to make themselves richer. I heard the same plaints about the Koch brothers and their libertarian viewpoints.
Meanwhile, Congress is full of people who insider-trade off the bills they pass. Do yours complain about them?