Waff , read your next to last sentence and tell me what it means.

Waff, wrong again. Just take a look at the morality in our government.

He could have been referring to the Pelosi, Reed,Frank,Biden gang.

I agree with AL.

Yes we changed it, from Bush, the liberal to Obama, the Marxist. The more things change the more they stay the same.

Waffler, the king of nonsense.

Waffler, are you nuts. Under Communism if you utter one negative word you will be declared an"enemy of the state". To make it easier for simpletons like you, substitute the word Government for the word State. Now go stand in the corner.

There are two kinds of governments, bad ones and worse ones. As Washington said. "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force, and like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."

To prove this, just look inside the Beltway.

I suspect that the people who lived in the Soviet Union and who lived under Soviet rule in Eastern Europe would agree.

As usual, Komrad Waffler makes no sense. All the plundering and thievery by the government is always done for the "public good". If you can read past a 3rd grade level, it is obvious that Hayek is NOT saying that these "experts" are needed, quite the opposite.

This quote describes exactly the Obama gang in Washington. Everyone is helpless and needs a bailout and it's the messiah to the rescue.

Franklin was exactly right and he perfectly describes government in general,and ours is no exception. As to Komrad Waffler, Franklin was not "bitching", he was simply stating a fact of history.

One thing about Reagan, he didn't tell us how terrible things are every 5 minutes like Obama and Biden. Of course, this constant noise from O and the gang is a CYA ploy so that when the stimulus bill makes things even worse , he can always say that he just didn't realize how bad things really were, and ,naturaly, he'll need 4 more years to get it done. My hope is that we survived 4 years of Jimmy Carter and then had the good sense to turn him out.

Anonymous, with comments like that it's no wonder you remain anonymous, unless you were writing about wafflers comments.

Ron Paul, a simpleton ? He was the only one running for president with any idea about saving the economy. Yes , the republicrats were stupid to nominate McCain instead of Mr Paul. and now we are paying the price with Marxist Obama. The stock market is down over 2000 points since his election. "O" and the gang say it will get worse before it gets better. I suspect that it will get worse before it gets even worse.

To see where we are headed under Komrad Obama , Reed, Pelosi, Biden, and the rest of the gang , watch the movie "The Lives Of Others".

Too bad Mr Paul isn't president.

Mike, with this gang running the show in Washington, off the cliff is where we are headed.

As to the quote, thieves and politicians are the same, especially with Nancy and the gang in charge.

I go to my banker for a loan. He approves the loan and puts some numbers into my account. He then declares the "loan" as a bank asset. Does this make a lick of sense to anyone except politicians and bankers ?

I suspect that Anon, Reston, hates the "filthy rich" because he ain't one.

He is obviously referring to our credit economy which depends on consumers spending money, or what passes for money these days.

This quote is a perfect description of the "stimulus plan". Komrad Robert, Sarasota, you sound a great deal like Komrad Waffler, maybe you two were separated at birth.

A non descript politician from the corrupt Chicago political machine suddenly becomes president. It makes you wonder just who is pulling the strings behind the scenes.