The great find of the day from the 2008 Republican Party Platform:

We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the marketplace and causes the free market to take longer to correct itself.

Via: Ben Smith’s Blog: McCain and the platform – Politico.com

 

This is certainly true this week . . .

No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
Judge Gideon J. Tucker

Via: Judge Gideon J. Tucker Quotes – The Quotations Page

 

Flickr has added another incredible collection of photographs to their commons site, this time from the George Eastman House collection.  There are some amazing shots to check out . . .

 

I’m not a big fan of the inclusion of Bob Barr into the ranks of Libertarians, but it will be refreshing to see some limited government responses to the upcoming debate questions.

As usual, the two major political parties are shutting out all third-party candidates from this season’s presidential debates, while trying to out-compete one another for how many government goodies they can promise to voters. Only this time, we have the technology to do something about it.

Via: Hit & Run > Watch Bob Barr Debate the Presidential Candidates, Live! – Reason Magazine

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“It’s a complete disaster,” said Yaron Brook, the executive director of the center. “Its a form of national socialism of the financial markets…This is socialism 101.”

Via: What Would Ayn Rand Have Done? – TIME

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