The economy would boom if the bureaucrats would get out of the way.

Good reply Ron.

Another great quote from L. Neal Smith is this one : "Government is a decease masquerading as it's own cure".

anonymous, you lame brain, I think he meant things would be a lot less expensive if the products were not taxed at every level of production. The last sentence of his quote says it all.

Well said, Mike.

anonymous, you proved you're an idiot and a communist again. You never disappoint, comrade.

anonymous, I always thought that you are a moron and that " rest in hell" comment proves it. Hey, on second thought, maybe you are simply a communist.

One example was when the germ theory was introduced to explain diseases, the medical profession laughed at it.

"If every heart were clothed with integrity " pretty well sums it up.

Right on, Mike.

I am secretary of a 60 unit condo home owners association. Most of the problems are caused by off premises owners renting their units. Owners on the property keep up their condos far better than renters who cause most of the problems.

Capitalism works, Socialism does not.

I seriously doubt anyone can say what "God's Plan" is. This is usually a fall back position from a fundamentalist when tragedy strikes or when he doesn't understand what is going on. When an earthquake kills a few thousand people, it's just part of " God's Plan. Please spare me this notion.

E Archer, well said.

Right on, Charley. He really spells it out.

Charley Reese has it right. I give this 10 stars.

Okay, your fallback position is, of course, that they weren't truly righteous in the first place.

Anon, i disagree with your # 1. The law was made for the"righteous" as well as the "disobedient". Some righteous folk can commit terrible crimes, and do.

Oops, I'm not sure about the 5 stars I gave it.

I'm not sure if a dog is free, but my cat certainly is.

David Koresh is an example. Remember the Branch Davidians in Waco which were burned out by the government, killing numerous women and children. The local sheriff made several trips to visit these folk and found no child abuse or anything else to warrant this government intrusion into their lives. They had some strange beliefs but no stranger than those held by Mormons, Christians , Muslims and every other religion on the face of the earth.

The term "Guilt by Association" comes to mind.

The "accepted platitudes" are almost always wrong.

I agree with Tom, Mencken is almost always right on target, especially about government.

Ron, after "9-11 wake up call ", the rest of your comment sounds like a lot of gibberish.