http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/politics/barney-frank/index.html
Finally, after 32 years of service (if that's what we want to call it) Barney Frank is not seeking reelection in 2012
The Possible reasons are this:
1.) He realizes that he will not win reelection this time around.
2.) His policies have failed us and wants to abandon congress so he doesn't receive all the blame.
3.) Constantly lying to people has gotten stressful
4.) He wants to retire and live off of the tax payers tip.
5.) All of the above.
I'll go with answer 5.
I do not have too many words on this issue like most people do. So for now I'll leave it with the list I left.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
The Republican Problem
I feel it is immensely important to understand the fundamental issue that will plague the Republican party, as well as the Democrats. Today, as I was listening to Laura Ingraham show, a light bulb illuminated my mind. Ingraham was going on and on about how "America is looking for a leader, to fix things".
No personal offense to Laura Ingraham, but she keeps on purporting the same issue that is plaguing America. A leader will never cure the evils of society. The power the president has is borderline tyranny. We practically live in a despotic regime as it is, why bring on someone of a different party to carry on the despotism? The president is not suppose to be the fixer-upper guy. Allowing citizens to be free to follow their own inclinations is the fundamental goal our society needs to reach; the Republican party is far from making that their objective.
Obama's policies have failed. Just wake up and realize the inevitable truth. Do you think the government will release the true unemployment percentage? Most Americans understand this. The solution, however, does not rest in some Republican party candidate. Limited Government means limited government. This means the president should not create the solution. The only solution to the problem is if both parties argue for no solution.
What is overly apparent is that the Republican Party candidates for president have not advocated for this kind of solution. President Obama does not advocate for this solution either so do not get the idea that I am anti-Republican party. The point that is of utter importance is whether or not the Republican party will return to their original philosophy of a limited government and a free market. What seems apparent is that they believe they can cure societies' evils just like President Obama believed that redistributing the wealth is the best economic system which will bring Utopia.
Let me make this clear in one sentence. The Republican Party candidates have done nothing but construct solutions which makes room for some elitist to walk in and continue the despotic system we are current citizens of.
I think the bold makes the point quite clear.
No personal offense to Laura Ingraham, but she keeps on purporting the same issue that is plaguing America. A leader will never cure the evils of society. The power the president has is borderline tyranny. We practically live in a despotic regime as it is, why bring on someone of a different party to carry on the despotism? The president is not suppose to be the fixer-upper guy. Allowing citizens to be free to follow their own inclinations is the fundamental goal our society needs to reach; the Republican party is far from making that their objective.
Obama's policies have failed. Just wake up and realize the inevitable truth. Do you think the government will release the true unemployment percentage? Most Americans understand this. The solution, however, does not rest in some Republican party candidate. Limited Government means limited government. This means the president should not create the solution. The only solution to the problem is if both parties argue for no solution.
What is overly apparent is that the Republican Party candidates for president have not advocated for this kind of solution. President Obama does not advocate for this solution either so do not get the idea that I am anti-Republican party. The point that is of utter importance is whether or not the Republican party will return to their original philosophy of a limited government and a free market. What seems apparent is that they believe they can cure societies' evils just like President Obama believed that redistributing the wealth is the best economic system which will bring Utopia.
Let me make this clear in one sentence. The Republican Party candidates have done nothing but construct solutions which makes room for some elitist to walk in and continue the despotic system we are current citizens of.
I think the bold makes the point quite clear.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The Disclaimer
As I sit in my Philosophy 497 (Seminar: Thomas Aquinas) I randomly, for some reason I will never make sense of, decide to start a blog. Surely blogs are a great step forward in the development of our society. A place where we can share thoughts, communicate feelings, learn lemonade recipes. In the field of ideas and rational thought, a blog has no limits. As a community of beings in a broken world this blogging idea seems fitting.
Now I use community in its proper sense. This is not an area to be dependent on. The internet is not a place to depend on proper truths and axioms that will mold your life and drive forward the ability of human beings to accomplish a great many things in the area of Philosophy, Science, Education, and the like. However, the internet and its community based mode of abstracting knowledge is a great place to share. Share is the key concept, not take. Although we may agree or disagree at times, it is of utter importance that we use both disagreement and agreement to further our knowledge.
That is the real trick isn't it? We live in a society of total dependence on the big idol known as Government. Perhaps that should be the underlying presupposition everyone should understand before reading anything on this blog. We depend, and never stop depending on the idol known as government. And I wish I could say I did not, but the fact of the matter is that government subsidized student loans reach out and grab my arm with its disgusting hand.
Without further due I would like to extend the offer to partake in civil discussion. Mostly, there is one rule I wish we all to pertain under:
Shaun's Rule: If the argument results in an individual calling someone an idiot without offering any more substantiate line of rational thought and/or empirical evidence, the argument is officially over and that individual must give up his beliefs and accept the winner's doctrine or construct new material.
Of course, this rule is not novel to any degree. Its an axiom that remains objectively true throughout human history.
But for any reason, the topic of this blog is politics. What is politics? What's the best form of government? How should government work? How do politician's behave?
In the traditional sense, this deals mostly with ethics and epistemology. However, I'm extending the study of political philosophy to the modern 21st century sense of the area of thought. This means I must include not only Ethics and Epistemology, but also the study of Economics. The apparent crossroad we have come to in history is how great of a role does politics and government play in the economy. Of course in a more traditional sense, it shouldn't. Whatever be the case, in light of today's discussion I am forced to take into account how the economy should work and how government functions within economy.
What is important to understand is that I do believe in God. And I do believe that perhaps Adam Smith's concept of "an invisible hand" may be the result of God's grace and sovereignty. Society must be free. Only a free society is able to come to God at such a rapid pace. This in turn allows free individuals to share the gospel freely to the world. Liberation is never through government, a free market, a controlled market, or a government program. Liberation, J. Budziszewski understood most properly, comes only through understanding that we are fallen and we need God's grace. So let that be a note of importance as we dive deep into the study of political systems and economic institutions.
Now I use community in its proper sense. This is not an area to be dependent on. The internet is not a place to depend on proper truths and axioms that will mold your life and drive forward the ability of human beings to accomplish a great many things in the area of Philosophy, Science, Education, and the like. However, the internet and its community based mode of abstracting knowledge is a great place to share. Share is the key concept, not take. Although we may agree or disagree at times, it is of utter importance that we use both disagreement and agreement to further our knowledge.
That is the real trick isn't it? We live in a society of total dependence on the big idol known as Government. Perhaps that should be the underlying presupposition everyone should understand before reading anything on this blog. We depend, and never stop depending on the idol known as government. And I wish I could say I did not, but the fact of the matter is that government subsidized student loans reach out and grab my arm with its disgusting hand.
Without further due I would like to extend the offer to partake in civil discussion. Mostly, there is one rule I wish we all to pertain under:
Shaun's Rule: If the argument results in an individual calling someone an idiot without offering any more substantiate line of rational thought and/or empirical evidence, the argument is officially over and that individual must give up his beliefs and accept the winner's doctrine or construct new material.
Of course, this rule is not novel to any degree. Its an axiom that remains objectively true throughout human history.
But for any reason, the topic of this blog is politics. What is politics? What's the best form of government? How should government work? How do politician's behave?
In the traditional sense, this deals mostly with ethics and epistemology. However, I'm extending the study of political philosophy to the modern 21st century sense of the area of thought. This means I must include not only Ethics and Epistemology, but also the study of Economics. The apparent crossroad we have come to in history is how great of a role does politics and government play in the economy. Of course in a more traditional sense, it shouldn't. Whatever be the case, in light of today's discussion I am forced to take into account how the economy should work and how government functions within economy.
What is important to understand is that I do believe in God. And I do believe that perhaps Adam Smith's concept of "an invisible hand" may be the result of God's grace and sovereignty. Society must be free. Only a free society is able to come to God at such a rapid pace. This in turn allows free individuals to share the gospel freely to the world. Liberation is never through government, a free market, a controlled market, or a government program. Liberation, J. Budziszewski understood most properly, comes only through understanding that we are fallen and we need God's grace. So let that be a note of importance as we dive deep into the study of political systems and economic institutions.
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