tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post1202511155493405548..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: Protect the Queen!Philahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-54877639254954661322012-01-11T12:23:36.946-08:002012-01-11T12:23:36.946-08:00Somehow I missed this quote from Jan on the first ...Somehow I missed this quote from Jan on the first pass:<br /><br /><i>Actually, it's had to think of any job one can hold,"on the books," which is not regulated by the government.</i><br /><br />RMJ referred specifically to "a government imposed and sanctioned monopoly." Can you think of any job one can hold, on the books, that doesn't fit <i>that</i> description? 'Cause I can. Hell, I have one.<br /><br /><i>So anything they did to earn a living would make them, in your sense, governmental employees.</i><br /><br />It doesn't take an especially close reading to notice that RMJ's sense of "government employee" is "employed by the government as congressmen."<br /><br />This is why we can't have nice things.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-80085458427159791742012-01-11T10:36:56.801-08:002012-01-11T10:36:56.801-08:00Indeed, if the Dr. Pauls had any principles they w...<i>Indeed, if the Dr. Pauls had any principles they would be on welfare.</i><br /><br />I'm so old, I can remember when going Galt wasn't an option so much as a duty.<br /><br />Those days do seem to be gone forever, though, so I guess it's like you and Jan say. The Pauls' options are: 1) continue to enjoy Congressional salaries and benefits, and the professional advantages of medical licensing, while screeching "gummint bad!" like trained parakeets; 2) starve to death in a land of plenty; or 3) loll around on welfare like some skinny ghetto crackhead. The first choice is clearly the best one for self-respecting white men. And besides, they only need to dirty their hands with taxpayer money until the Revolution comes, at which point they'll pay us all back with interest.<br /><br />Looking at it that way, I guess I don't mind helping 'em out with a little $$$ until they can stand on their own two feet. They'd do the same for us, right?Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-42736013878098885442012-01-11T09:54:56.001-08:002012-01-11T09:54:56.001-08:00We'll take our chances.
A political slogan fo...<i>We'll take our chances.</i><br /><br />A political slogan for the ages.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-71470597146384040492012-01-11T09:50:11.268-08:002012-01-11T09:50:11.268-08:00I do not see any possible contradiction. To say th...<i>I do not see any possible contradiction. To say there is one is just silly. Without an income, the Pails could do nothing to advance the cause they love. When they win, they will abolish all governmental licenses. They can't fight to win without eating.</i><br /><br />Right. Because the stark, inescapable choice here is <i>work as a doctor or starve.</i> Surely we're not asking the Pauls to starve to death? What ogres we must be!<br /><br />It's very interesting to see this defense of the Pauls' suboptimal personal decisions. In libertarian cloud-cuckoo land, if you have a financial or ethical or moral problem with one job...why, you simply go out and get another. What could be easier?<br /><br />And yet, to point out that the Pauls are not only avid sucklers at the taxpayers' teat in their capacity as career politicians, but also rely on government regulation and oversight for the personal authority and distinction they enjoy as licensed doctors...well, that's just heartless. I mean, we can't just let these poor men die in the gutter, can we? That'd be inhumane.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-19643603491424142932012-01-08T07:32:10.947-08:002012-01-08T07:32:10.947-08:00Um, indeed, very very well done (as my previous co...Um, indeed, very very well done (as my previous comment attests).Fiddlin Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083633111240927563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-76433929700516809732012-01-08T07:03:44.037-08:002012-01-08T07:03:44.037-08:00You've really got to be kidding. The newslett...You've really got to be kidding. The newsletters (s!) were written under his masthead.Fiddlin Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083633111240927563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-30879250651774500242012-01-08T06:11:06.061-08:002012-01-08T06:11:06.061-08:00I too am constantly amazed by those who relentless...I too am constantly amazed by those who relentlessly attack "The Pauls" for mere words that come out of their mouths or appear above their signatures. The spoken and or written / copyrighted word, is given far to much weight in these sad days of "gotcha journalism".<br />To paraphrase Mr. Gingrich: "Anyone who attacks me using that interview I just did is obviously lying."<br />"The Pauls" should adopt a similar approach, since their loyal supporters have taken the initiative and done so on several occasions.blackdaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554233110211227532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-55063933797476473862012-01-07T12:26:59.255-08:002012-01-07T12:26:59.255-08:00I think the same reasoning works for the Pails. Th...<i>I think the same reasoning works for the Pails. They have to work to eat. They like being physicians. They can't be physicians without being licensed. So they accepted the license, are making money, and giving as much of their time and money as they can to the cause.<br /><br />I do not see any possible contradiction. To say there is one is just silly. Without an income, the Pails could do nothing to advance the cause they love. When they win, they will abolish all governmental licenses. They can't fight to win without eating.<br /><br />Actually, it's had to think of any job one can hold,"on the books," which is not regulated by the government. So anything they did to earn a living would make them, in your sense, governmental employees.</i><br /><br />Am I supposed to take seriously an argument that declares the absolutism of a position, but only when the world finally makes that position wholly convenient to me?<br /><br />By this reasoning I can be an immoral animal until all the other immoral animals finally start acting morally, and then it won't cost me anything and I can finally step to the head of the parade and claim my rightful place.<br /><br />Good grief.<br /><br />BTW, Phila, good to be visible (and to "see" you, too).Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-79875431614128172362012-01-07T11:09:23.823-08:002012-01-07T11:09:23.823-08:00Bravo. Very well done.Bravo. Very well done.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-56264901038226914222012-01-07T11:06:10.951-08:002012-01-07T11:06:10.951-08:00Rmj:
One way they tried to get around that whole g...Rmj:<br />One way they tried to get around that whole government requirement-thingy (you know, that they prove they won't kill you or make you blind if they treat you) was that Paul the Lesser tried to <a href="http://www.salon.com/2010/06/15/rand_paul_certification/" rel="nofollow">make an end run</a> around board certification for doctors.Nameless Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17963921060024737712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-37297732181043676822012-01-07T08:36:10.681-08:002012-01-07T08:36:10.681-08:00We'll take our chances.We'll take our chances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-62139804493707302332012-01-07T08:03:50.558-08:002012-01-07T08:03:50.558-08:00Before it was taken over by AIPAC, the New Republi...Before it was taken over by AIPAC, the New Republic was for many decades a Communist magazine read by the upper middle classes (which still existed then). During the 1930s, columnists discussed whether it was acceptable to spend one's days as a bond trader while waiting for the Proletarian Revolution to occur. <br /><br />The general, although unhapppy, conclusion was that one had to live until the Revolution took place. And that as long as one was working, one ought to work as well as one could, make a lot of money, and give as much time and money as possible to the cause.<br /><br />I think the same reasoning works for the Pails. They have to work to eat. They like being physicians. They can't be physicians without being licensed. So they accepted the license, are making money, and giving as much of their time and money as they can to the cause.<br /><br />I do not see any possible contradiction. To say there is one is just silly. Without an income, the Pails could do nothing to advance the cause they love. When they win, they will abolish all governmental licenses. They can't fight to win without eating.<br /><br />Actually, it's had to think of any job one can hold,"on the books," which is not regulated by the government. So anything they did to earn a living would make them, in your sense, governmental employees.Jan Rogozinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928697255558664209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-68222899717099472672012-01-07T05:47:42.228-08:002012-01-07T05:47:42.228-08:00@ Rmj
Indeed, if the Dr. Pauls had any principles...@ Rmj <br />Indeed, if the Dr. Pauls had any principles they would be on welfare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-21813746157021738492012-01-02T22:11:52.159-08:002012-01-02T22:11:52.159-08:00Hahahahahahaha! Excellent, excellent work. Very go...Hahahahahahaha! Excellent, excellent work. Very good indeed.Makarioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392249532355639518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-27787543981216051862012-01-02T21:46:28.954-08:002012-01-02T21:46:28.954-08:00I have often wondered how Dr. Paul (or his son Dr....<i>I have often wondered how Dr. Paul (or his son Dr. Paul) justifies earning an income derived solely from the benefits of a government imposed and sanctioned monopoly...<br /></i> <br /><br />I've often wondered the same things, oddly enough. As contradictions go, it seems like a pretty hard one to miss.<br /><br />In other news, it's very nice "see" you, RMJ. Best wishes to you and yours for the new year!Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-43699231304082632212012-01-02T21:41:35.806-08:002012-01-02T21:41:35.806-08:00To imply that Dr. Paul would use The Socialized Ma...<i>To imply that Dr. Paul would use The Socialized Mail despite his steadfast adherence to the consistent principle of principled consistency is utterly beyond the pale, even for his reptile detractors. </i><br /><br />I have often wondered how Dr. Paul (or his son Dr. Paul) justifies earning an income derived solely from the benefits of a government imposed and sanctioned monopoly.<br /><br />I mean, you can't practice medicine unless the government lets you, and then you have to do it the way they say it should be done.<br /><br />Which doesn't even touch on the matter of being a government employee, as they now both are....Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.com