The Great Eight from Personal Liberty Digest

The System Doesn't Work Very Well

Lack of personal responsibility seems to play a role in enlarging dependence.

Go See "Hugo" — You Won't Regret It!

Went to the new movie Hugo today.  This is a must see movie.  It is Martin Scorsese’s first adventure in 3D and it is spectacular.  The film is a pleasure in every way.  It is creative, makes excellent use of the 3D technology, will particularly enchant those who are interested in early movie technology which is a subtext to the story.  Definitely a 5 star production.  Nothing off color and deeply enjoyable.  The acting is excellent.  Nothing not to like. FOR MORE

The Reality No-One Wants to Face

SEE HERE We are through. We've been unable to see clearly enough to analyze the situation and do something sensible about it. If we continue in that way for not very much longer then there may be no way to salvage the situation. Serious people are saying this. People who know economics well and deeply are saying this. The numbskulls that we have chosen as leaders are ignoring it: "Move along now, nothing to see here." Thus no solutions are being offered the the train keeps accelerating. The chasm lies ahead.

The Ron Paul Ad — Calling Out Gingrich

This is an interesting ad, clearly a hit piece. Politics by sound bite may not lead to the best decision making. But it's clear that Newt has a lot to answer for. But then Ron Paul has lots of strange things in his closet. This kind of politics is something I abhor. Politics of personal attack and destruction is no more attractive when practiced by the right than when practiced by the left. There may not be bimbos being rolled out to claim the candidate is a serial sexual harasser, but it isn't serious engagement on the issues either. When you're in the Congress you end up voting for and against almost everything just because of the way a legislature works. I watched Tom Hagedorn play an opponent for the Congress when I lived in Minnesota. Whenever his opponent took a position Hagedorn would say he'd voted for it. In some obscure way Tom had voted for everything. His opponent would finally blow up and get mad and that sort of behavior is death in the Mid-West where raising your voice is seen as being angry and being angry is seen as a personal flaw. It gave me a lesson in contradictions however. I don't doubt that Newt Gingrich, given more than 30 seconds, could explain most of what appears so damning in this ad, but of course he won't get the opportunity.

We live in a time where there are no serious people because there are no people who will spare the time to be serious. Everything is decided on the basis of sound bites and 50 second analysis by a talking head that doesn't likely know much about what he is talking about. Is it any wonder than that things go from bad to worse? We need to recover the habit of reflecting deeply on the important and permanent things or we will assuredly lose our Republic and with it the way of life that we and our parents and our parent's parents have enjoyed in this great country.

Story Begins to Unravel

SEE HERE So now we find that Ginger White was in a lesbian relationship with an associate the entire time she claims to have had an affair with Herman Cain. Are we really supposed to believe this woman? She sounds exactly as Cain described her, a troubled woman. She also has a record of libel and not living up to her word. Does the news media ever vet these stories at all and now what?

Stupidity is Rampant in the Liberal Movement

SEE HERE Happy Meals win one for common sense. Who ever gave government the right to regulate every little nuance of our lives? We should start holding government to a needs standard of some kind. What is the pressing need for yet another stupid statute to invade our lives? Meanwhile, pass the chicken nuggets.