A belated return to the musings of a scribbler who considers himself an largely unreconstructed Capitalist, a Constitutional Textualist, and a largely unrepentant Stogie Smoking Curmudgeon. With luck, you'll find a bit of insight here, assembled from a logical and reasonable perspective, and served with a side of twisted humor. Be aware that irony and sarcasm may often find their way into these offerings; and it's the reader's obligation to discover where, when, or if they occur.
... because the sharpest curve that many of us will ever have to negotiate is that of a well-turned phrase
“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” ― Mark Twain
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” ― Groucho Marx
“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” ― Thomas Jefferson
“The first duty of a man is to think for himself” ― Jose Marti
“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” ― Ronald Reagan
“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature made them.” ― Bertrand Russell
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations."
Once again, the publisher and editor in chief of the Toledo Free Press have gambled with their reputations (and perhaps their fortunes) by printing the political rantings of a stogie-smoking Curmudgeon. This weekend, I decided that some of the nonsense over stimulus package money being perpetrated by Lucas County Commisioner and mayoral candidate Ben Konop needed a bit of light shined on it. As usual though, there is much more to this weeks TFP than my bit of insanity.
Michael Miller talks about his continuing experience with the Red-light cameras in Toledo
Tom Morrissey gets trashed by those who feel that only the Big 3 make quality or patriotic automobiles.
Publisher Tom Pounds throws the gauntlet down to those who would threaten the TFP
You can even read about (and hear) the winner of the "Song of Toledo" project.
It looks like a sunny weekend here in NW Ohio, so pull out that lounge chair, grab a cool drink (smoke 'em if you got 'em) and enjoy some great reading.
Excellent article, Tim! I couldn't agree more...it's people like young Ben there who make Toledo look even worse from the outside, and residents like me feel apologetic for living here...yeah, that's just what this city needs more of...
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Excellent article, Tim! I couldn't agree more...it's people like young Ben there who make Toledo look even worse from the outside, and residents like me feel apologetic for living here...yeah, that's just what this city needs more of...
WT,
Thanks for the compliment. I know that this probably takes me off of Young Ben's Christmas card list, but I'm prepare to make the sacrifice.
Young Ben's Christmas card list???
Isn't he Jewish?
Roland,
Somehow I doubt the principles of any kind prevent Young Ben from sending out the "politically" correct cards of every season
Tim,
I always look forward to reading "The FREEP" on line every Friday morning.
As usual, good job everyone!
(Like I would expect anything less...)
;-)
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