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Bradley Harrington column: Your liberties disappear thanks to spineless GOP

Posted by Eudaimonia 9 years, 9 months ago to Politics
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Loud and local Cheyenne Objectivist, Bradley Harrington.

The local leftist sheet prints his pieces for balance.
SOURCE URL: http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2015/03/06/opinion/guest_column/01column_03-06-15.txt#.VP-Gbt8ac8o

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  • Posted by BradHarrington 9 years, 9 months ago
    Rick, I'm gonna lace your cigar the next time we visit. <huge grin>

    Alright, alright, ALRIGHT already!!! Here I am... Now go and pound sand, OK? <even huger grin>

    Actually, thanks for pushing the "join" button for me, so to speak... I might have postponed signing up for at least another week. <smile>

    Does anyone here have any interest in the last few things I've written over the last month or so? I'm sure no one wants a flood, which is what you would have if I posted everything I've penned in the last year, but I can put the better stuff out for perusal if so desired...

    Thanks!
    And With Regards,
    Brad Harrington
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    • Posted by awebb 9 years, 9 months ago
      Brad - welcome to Galt's Gulch! Please let me know if you have any questions as you get acquainted with the place (you can just click my name and send me a private message or email mailto:support@atlasshruggedmovie.com).

      I'd love to see some of your stuff. Shoot me a link!
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    • Posted by $ puzzlelady 9 years, 9 months ago
      Yes, please post a list of links to your 50 most recent articles. Better yet, anthologize all of them in a book that we can order. Not since Mark Twain, whose long-delayed autobiography I am listening to, have I found a writer so acerbic, on target, intelligent and dazzlingly witty. I want more, more, more.
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      • Posted by BradHarrington 9 years, 9 months ago
        Hi Puzzlelady:

        Flattery will get you everywhere. <big smile>

        I've thought about the collection of columns into a book, and then maybe expanding some of them the way Vin Suprynowicz did with "Send in the Waco Killers" and "The Ballad of Carl Drega," but I guess I haven't been willing to consider myself as being in that league as of yet.

        But, if I keep listening to you, I'll be there before midnight. LOL

        Thanks Again! And stay tuned...

        Brad
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  • Posted by wiggys 9 years, 9 months ago
    I didn't know that we still had liberties. the gop has had a helping hand in that.
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    • Posted by BradHarrington 9 years, 9 months ago
      Hi Wiggys:

      Yes, there are still a few floating around, if you look closely for them. Good thing we don't get all the government we pay for. And yes, I hold the Republicans primarily responsible, as they are the fools who should have known better.

      BUT, I have no intention of giving in, any more than did Tom Paine through his "times that try men's souls." Time to stir, alright...

      Brad
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 9 years, 9 months ago
    Greetings and salutations BradHarrington,
    If Eudaimonia has influenced your decision to join us, I have no doubt you will offer much value.
    Respectfully,
    O.A.
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    • Posted by BradHarrington 9 years, 9 months ago
      Hi ObjectiveAnalyst:

      YEP, it's all his fault, so hold HIM responsible when I screw up. <just teasing>

      He's a great guy who has successfully dragged me the rest of the way out of hiding. So, time to start really spewing!

      Thanks!

      Brad
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 9 months ago
    The trouble is that when the number of moochers gets over 50% like it is now, the opposition party will just continually get voted out if they dont offer goodies to the moochers. The moochers in Venezuela STILL havent given in, even in the face of total economic collapse. How do we expect the moochers here to be any different?
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    • Posted by BradHarrington 9 years, 9 months ago
      Hi Term2:

      I no longer believe in a standard political solution to these issues, for exactly the reason you just put forth. So... Revolt and revolution? Or just going Galt and going on strike? SOMETHING...

      Brad
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      • Posted by term2 9 years, 9 months ago
        There is still a lot to give up in the US by striking. If I lived in Venezuela it's another story! The problem here is that when we have a currency collapse it will go fast here. Wealth will disappear quickly and uncontrollably and they will outlaw most ways to individually preserve it. For older folks like me it will be a bad scene probably like New Orleans after Katrina with entitled people demanding a living from an impotent but controlling government powered by NSA surveillance. I am probably going to sell my business this year and essentially strike . I like the idea of a virtual gulch and hiding innovation sight and dealing as much as possible with like minded people to maintain a good lifestyle
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  • Posted by Esceptico 9 years, 9 months ago
    Perhaps the GOP is not spineless. Suppose, just suppose, they actually agree with the Dems, but simply are a separate faction of the Big Government Party. Then, do their actions seem more logical?
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    • Posted by sumitch 9 years, 9 months ago
      They may seem logical if you think they are RINOs but not if you know the position(s) of their constituency, I keep a close tab on how my Senators and Representative vote and let them know my positions via email and letters, I refuse to donate to any political party because I never know how my donation will be spent, I do donate the individuals that I agree with. Watch them cave on raising the debt limit rather than refuse to as they should, It's time we forced them to a balanced budget and to live within it. The country is near the tipping point and that seems to be the least of the worries of most of them. They are more interested in staying in office for the money and perks than they are in living up to their sworn oaths, We need to go through the Democrats like pork through a duck and cull out many Republicans. Too many of us have given too much to allow them to continue to satisfy their insatiable greed,
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      • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 9 months ago
        RINO has two meanings. The second is a Republic In Name Only. Remember it isn't a democratic process if the candidates are chosen at the top. And the ''elite'' aren't much at all if they only see our turned backs. Why? Nothing to see but assholes.
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      • Posted by Flootus5 9 years, 9 months ago
        The New American magazine (John Birch Society) maintains a useful tracking tool called The Freedom Index.

        http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedom-in...

        In their words: "The Freedom Index: A Congressional Scorecard based on the U.S. Constitution" rates congressmen based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements. To learn how any representative or senator voted on the key measures described herein, look him or her up in the vote charts.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 9 months ago
    On the other hand since the Republicans have proven themselves to be the yippy yappy lap dogs of the left in their position as the right wing of the left it brings up the old and true saying where there is smoke there is usually much more. IIsuspect Bradley is more likely to get his hand slapped by the left for spilling the beans just as they did former leader of the Protective Echelon (whats her name from Arizona) who pointed out this government's main worry were former and present members of the military. Neopoliticana sorty Neapolitano. They both are decidedly left wing,m socialist and fascist in nature and the bi-Republicans have a history of caving while claiming some sort of victory after crossing the aisle

    Sounds more like an unintentional slip. I'm sure St. James of Carvillle the Daddy of Spin will be on them like white on rice....whoops how about blue on jeans?
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 9 months ago
    Writing with both muscle and balls. Mr. H. you have a permanent place reserved for you here. As to spineless members of the Gross Out Party, they are legion. Viewing them, you realize that there is no use being in agreement with conservative values if you don't have the spine to act on them. Where do we get these wimps, anyhow? You don't need to answer that, I'd say most of us know, who are part of this erudite ensemble.
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    • Posted by BradHarrington 9 years, 9 months ago
      Yeah, I figure I'm probably not as alone on a planet full of gored skulls as I sometimes think - and just reading what I've read here in the last hour has done much to bolster my spirits. I appreciate that more than you know...

      Brad
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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 9 years, 9 months ago
    I wish this local stuff had the background for global people. What is Senate File 14?
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    • Posted by BradHarrington 9 years, 9 months ago
      Senate File 14 was a bill put forth by the Wyoming State Legislature (the 14th bill out of the Senate, hence the name) that would have abolished the civil asset forfeiture law that's been on the books here since 1975. The state house and senate overwhelmingly approved it, 80-9, and then - when Gov. Mead shot it down with his veto, those same legislators completely wimped out on an override (which they had in the bag if they would have just stuck to their guns, but NO....)

      It's a sad story... Same kinda crap as I'm sure is happening in your town/state... Gutless cowards!

      Brad
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