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Thursday December 07, 2006 · 10:01 PM PST

2006/12/07 · 22:01

The Free Market Economy, that holy grail of the capitalist philosophy, does not exist. Two factors preclude its existence: Crime and Politics. This may well be the root of the "small government" maxim: "The government that governs least governs best." One of the great misinterpretations of this statement arises from a fundamental confusion between civic administration and governance. Civic administration is the execution of various functions designed to insure the continued security of the rights of individual citizens and to lubricate social friction. This is accomplished through the use of civic and social services, a legal system, and usually some sort of militia. These organizations are the "tools" of civic administration. Governance is the manipulation of these tools to control the populace.

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Tuesday December 05, 2006 · 1:15 PM PST

2006/12/05 · 13:15

This is my first diary, so please be gentle - I'm a fast study, but I'm bound to make some errors, so I'm hoping you will bear this in mind and keep the criticism constructive.

To paraphrase a favorite film from my youth: Sometimes you just gotta say WTF. WTF gives you power. Power brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.

So, in this recent election the Dems have managed to take a giant step toward restoring our nation to rule by the people. Retaking both houses is no mean feat and it has shown us something about what we can do. That’s a good start.

Now what are we going to do? Congratulate ourselves? Sure! Sing the praises of the people who got us this far? Absolutely! Speculate about ways to approach the '08 elections? Fine, let’s do it...

But hold on a second...Just how much damage can our least-esteemed-president do in the next two years? Well, alright, no, he isn’t that bright and his corrupt puppet masters must surely understand what has transpired, even if he does not. They are all, I’m sure, a bit frightened of what might happen next. Should we be happy about this, or worried?

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