Posted on 05/29/2005 2:39:29 AM PDT by xjcsa
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(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Steyn is hilarious in this piece. Laughter at the Euro-leftist Will Hutton caused him to almost miraculously recover from his sick bed, and I see why.
Is ther eany chance that the Euro will go into free fall? I don't mean go from an exchange rate of 1.29 to 1.22 versus the dollar, but a fall to the year 2001 levels?
Best wishes to the people of France. May their vote be truly reflective of their hopes and dreams.
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Another great article by Mark Steyn. Thanks for posting it.
Would that it were true. In the eight years we've lived in Maine, we've had three votes on the so-called North Woods, every time defeating a proposal to turn the two northernmost counties into a Nature Theme Park, and two votes on so-called "gay rights", defeating that horror both times. Now our 'Rat dominated legislature has passed "gay rights" with no citizen input and done so in a fashion that leaves only 90 days to get the required signatures for a referendum.
Maine is headed for the dumpster because of these odious, imperious elected "betters".
Individual liberty frightens people without it because the baggage attached is individual responsibility. Europe has been comfortable with Mama govt. telling them what to do and when to do it, plus paying through the nose for that doubtful privilege....not to mention the US picking up the tab for their defense so they were able to funnel millinos into social welfare programs.
And that's where we came in, after all, back in 1776. That's the basic difference, what drove us to revolution. Interesting to see that things haven't changed all that much. The basic tenets of our society define who we are -- it's that magic that turns immigrants into Americans, not just something in the water, it's the very air we breathe. Be whatever you like, the only limits are those you place upon yourself. (If you think about it, it's like jumping off a cliff and trusting that your wings work.)
Good Lord.
I agree, Maine has been having serious problems. Sympathy from the great state of Taxachusetts.
'millinos' hmm, must have meant 'millions'. It's hard to type with four mini dachshunds in your lap. Sorry.
That people like Hutton can so easily nad shamelessly pput forward these thoughts shows how far we have fallen in the West.
ANd do not forget, the results of that election are nt in yet, and it will not matter anyway.
Many of those voting "Non" would agree with this Nazi. Vichy lives on.
That is not what is holding the dollar down. THe European goverment debt is even higher than ours and a percentage of GDP. You are not suppose to know that.
Steyn is right as usual!
My revenge on the statist Mainers is to keep telling them that the only reason they became a separate state from MA is so the people of Missouri could deal in human chattle. They hate to be reminded...
Similar occurance in Pittsburgh a couple years ago when the citizens voted down, by 70% no less, publically financed sports stadia. The pols came up w/ a plan "B" and built the danm things on public money anyway.
Pittsburgh is now in receivership and losing population faster than ever.
But here's the beautiful thing; they are going to elect another democrat mayor and nothing will change. Its the suicide of the City of Pittsburgh.
Interesting, what is the story?
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