I'm reading a book by Wilbur Smith called "The Leopard Hunts In Darkness". Last night I read a statement in it that nails down socialism. It says "Socialism is the ideal philosophy - just as long as you have capitalists to pay for it". Mark Steitle Reminds me of something my Grandad used to say, "Capitalism is the worst form of government; except for all the others." He was on the ground in California and helped get then Governor Reagan elected. Chris Cosman



Well, actually the quote is from Winston Churchill, from a speech he  gave,
and it is generally credited as: "Democracy is the worst form of
government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to  time."

Capitalism is not really a form of government, but an economic concept. The
reason I don't like what might be called a liberal economic concept is
that,  basically, it doesn't work because it runs counter to human nature. It
doesn't function. The liberal viewpoint fails to recognize that few people
want  to work their asses off and then hand the fruits of that labor to
somebody else.  As P.J. O'Rourke said, "The reason communism failed is that
nobody wanted to buy  Bulgarian shoes."

As for the quote about capitalists paying for things, Maggie Thatcher  may
be due for some credit there with her remark that "The  problem with
socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples'  money."

We could use more people like Maggie.

And, for the record, I don't much care for Obama either. The best hope is a
hopelessly gridlocked Congress. The long-term concern should be that
whether  Obama or Romney won, either one would/will pick probably at least two
new  Supreme Court judges, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't/won't like the
choices  in either case.

In my not-at-all-humble opinion, more people need to talk less about the
Constitution and just sit down and read the damn thing. It's not very long
and  there aren't very many big words, so most of those (obviously
ill-informed)  people I hear yakking about it shouldn't have too much trouble working
their way  through it.

They might have to give up a couple nights' of "American idol."

I voted Libertarian. Fiscally responsible, socially accepting.

That's my two cents' worth. Gotta get back to work, as what I'm working on
has to be in somebody's in-box by the time they show up for work in the
morning.  It's called capitalism. Down in the kitchen there's always a waiting
grocery  list.

Hugs and kisses --

Fuller


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