Sad But True Quotes
June 11, 2009
A friend sent me the quotes below today. I don’t usually post these kind of things, but frankly, today, they seem kind of apropos. I also don’t know if they are all “real” quotes or made up.
- In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress. — John Adams
- If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. — Mark Twain
- Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. — Mark Twain
- I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. — Winston Churchill
- A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. — George Bernard Shaw
- A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. — G. Gordon Liddy
- Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. — James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
- Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. — Douglas Casey, Georgetown University
- Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. — P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian
- Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. — Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
- Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. — Ronald Reagan (1986)
- I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. — Will Rogers
- If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free! — P.J. O’Rourke
- In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. — Voltaire (1764)
- Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you! — Pericles (430 B.C.)
- No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. — Mark Twain (1866)
- Talk is cheap…except when Congress does it. — Anonymous
- The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. — Ronald Reagan
- The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. — Winston Churchill
- The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. — Mark Twain
- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. — Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
- There is no distinctly native American criminal class…save Congress. — Mark Twain
- What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. — Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)
- A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. — Thomas Jefferson
So, what do you think? Agree or disagree with any?
Stanley Cup Time
June 6, 2009
It’s Stanley Cup time again in the NHL and once again the Detroit Red Wings are playing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. I love watching the NHL finals, especially when the Red Wings are there. I don’t get a chance during the season to watch too many games but I always make it a point to watch when the playoffs and the Cup series arrive.
The final matchup is a rematch of last years Stanley Cup Finals between Detroit and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Its the first repeat match up in a long time. Detroit was victorious last season and I am hoping for a similar result this year.
Detroit jumped out to an early 2 – 0 lead in the series with me glued to the TV set watching. This whole playoff run they have done very good when I have watched. In fact, I hadn’t seen them lose a game in the playoffs. In fact, I still haven’t. All there losses had come when I didn’t watch the game. Unfortunately, the nights of game 3 and 4, Sean had a baseball game and I had too miss both games. Pittsburgh wont both of those games. I seem to be a good luck charm for the Red Wings. 
So, I was a bit anxious tonight when I had to miss the game again tonight for Savannah’s Summer Dance Recital. I figured if I missed the game and the Red Wings lost, they were going to call me and tell me to make sure and see game 6. 
I was able to catch the first period when Detroit jumped out to 1 – 0 lead, but then had to head out. Luckily, I was able to get my phone set up on ESPN live score and get almost real time updates. It updates every 15 seconds and has a pseudo (crude) play by play. While not the same as watching on TV, it was very gratifying to see the score build in favor of the Red Wings. The folks at the dance recital must have thought there was something wrong with me when I would react. Final score Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 0.
We head back to Pittsburgh for Game 6 and a chance to bring the Cup back to Hockeytown! I hope to be in front of the TV watching, but there is rumors of another baseball game. Argh. Still, as much as I want to watch the Cup games, I wouldn’t trade the family events for them. Never any question of which one will get my attention. Go Wings!
Oh, the Dance Recital went very well tonight!
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