gdp's Comments

Commentary Magazine : Ted Cruz and the Conservatism of Illusion and Deception

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 05:54:35 +0000

Cruz is a fighter. He is re-engergizing the conservative base after the demoralizing loss in 2012 and the even more demoralizing effort by the RINO's to pass amnesty. Wehner is nothing.

Commentary Magazine : The Minimum Wage Folly

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:34:48 +0000

EITC increases as poor people have more kids? Talk about a perverse incentive.

Commentary Magazine : White House Considering the "Zero Option" for Afghanistan?

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 02:30:39 +0000

I am not seeing a national security objective for staying in a failed Islamic state. It isn't as if terrorists planners don't have thousands of other places to conduct their activities including even the US itself. Afghanistan will be no better off once we leave no matter if we leave tomorrow or 10 years from now. You can't build a nation in a hellhole that lacks the foundation it needs to succeed.

Commentary Magazine : Louisiana Won't Shift Race Momentum

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:02:33 +0000

Yeah, this a great reminder that Southern voters don't know what the hell they are talking about. Their support for Huckabee got us McCain last time out and now they are trying to demolish the entire process by supporting a guaranteed general election loser like Santorum.

Breitbart.tv : Breitbart's Final CNN Appearance

Sun, 4 Mar 2012 03:34:45 +0000

Still can't get my head around the fact he is gone. The void is already huge. I sure as hell don't see anyone capable of filling it right now.

Breitbart.tv : Romney Sweep

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:05:37 +0000

Actually Romney won Republicans by a larger margin. A good 6% of Santorum's votes came from Democrats trying to derail Romney. Obama and Co. fear Romney, not Santorum.

Breitbart.tv : Romney Sweep

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:03:17 +0000

Who is exciting the base? The guys that are losing to Romney?

Big Government : Mitt Romney for Vice President: The Irony, and Necessity, of a Brokered Republican Convention

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:22:30 +0000

There will not be a brokered convention or a 3rd party if Republicans lose in the fall. Mitt would never agree to be VP. This article fails on so many levels it isn't worth commenting on further.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:25:03 +0000

No, because people can drink in moderation and be of no harm to anyone. The only reason to take drugs is to get bombed.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:06:46 +0000

Alcohol is legal and this fine. You can have a drink or 2 and not be intoxicated. The sole purpose of hard drugs is to get wasted. Even with alcohol we are spending billions per year dealing with the social problems that result. Making drugs legal would expand the size of the problem and we would be funneling just as much or more money toward dealing with the issue in different ways.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:04:14 +0000

My argument is the majority opinion. Drugs are legal now and when it is proven they harm people the manufacturers of those drugs get sued. They are subject to FDA approval. I know you Libertarians would get rid of that too but it isn't going to happen. How long would it be before a bunch of lawyers got together and sued those making recreational drugs over the harm they cause? A month? A year? Do you really think we are going to make crystal meth legal? It's not happening.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:02:15 +0000

No we wouldn't. Do you realize how much of our legal system is tied up dealing with drunk driving? The same would be true of drugs. Nobody is going to want people that are impaired driving the streets, too many have been killed already.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:01:12 +0000

Drug addiction is a health problem and a social problem. The number of people who are destroyed by gambling pales in comparison to drugs. Drinking is a huge problem which is why its use is restricted. The same would be the case for drugs if they were legal. Hence, there would still be drug crimes. Selling to minors, driving under the influence, etc. It would solve nothing. Alcohol is easier to get. The reason there are drugs in schools is because the academic community have convinced parents to put their kids on drugs in order for them to behave. That needs to stop now too.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:58:20 +0000

Wrong again. Sometimes incarceration is the only thing scary enough to get people to stop. I have seen this problem up close, perhaps you haven't. You saying we can "help people" implies that we would have government funds going to doing that. Well, that opens the door to limiting that liability.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:56:27 +0000

Very few users are in jail. The fact is many users commit other crimes and they are in jail for those. My civil liberties are in jeopardy if people are out there operating machinery, driving cars or flying planes will stoned on drugs.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:29:18 +0000

The Libertarian case against gay marriage. http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/... Marriage was not created by the state so they should not be allowed to re-define it.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:22:45 +0000

Wrong. If you ever had a family member that was a chronic drug abuser you would know it affects far more than the person doing it. It can rip entire families apart. There are millions of man hours of productivity lost due to drug abuse, people being killed in car accidents due to drugs as well as taxpayer dollars being spent on treatment, rehab, welfare and the rest. If the abuser is a parent it can exact an enormous toll on their children who then go on to be "problems" for society. We are not going to become a society in which everyone just fends for themselves. We need to reduce dependence on social programs but there is no way that drug abusers are going to be allowed to die in the streets. Therefore the state and the people have an interest in reducing the incidence of abuse. As a parent, there is no way I want a store on the corner selling hard drugs. You will find others feel the same. It ain't happening, forget it.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:48:24 +0000

So that only happens when drugs are involved? You are talking about the militarization of the police, which is somewhat related, although separate matter. We used to have peace officers and now we have law enforcement officers, big difference. That aside, there is zero political momentum to legalize hard drugs, it just isn't going to happen. Libertarians are unfamiliar with the concept of "political reality".

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:43:57 +0000

How is the war on murder going? Have we stopped the killing yet? Should we legalize anything in which we cannot totally abolish 100%? That is an absurd standard. Go ahead and do some drugs if you want, you are obviously stoned already.

Big Government : Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:48:48 +0000

There is no drug "war". Drugs that benefit society are legal and those that cause harm are not. It is a pretty simple concept. MAYBE pot could be made legal at some point but there won't be any miracles that will come about as a result. Cocaine, Meth and Heroin are not going to be legally available, the Ron Paulnuts need to understand that. The Libertarians CONSTANTLY harp on this issue and it is getting boring as hell.