Today in 'Libertarians are Dumb' News

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

Rep. Paul Casts Sole ‘No’ Vote on Oil Spill Subpoena Power

When the House agreed to give subpoena powers to President Barack Obama’s newly formed oil-spill commission, 420 members voted for the plan and only one voted against it: Texas Republican Ron Paul.

A spokeswoman for Paul declined to elaborate on the congressman’s vote.

Paul’s son, Rand Paul, a Republican running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky, came under fire last month for supporting BP. In an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” he said Obama was “un-American” for criticizing the oil company, and said attacks on BP were part of the “blame game,” where tragedy is “always someone else’s fault.”

What is the rationale for this? I suspect it's something along these lines "Accountability of private companies isn't in the constitution. They should be free to do whatever damage they want - the founding fathers would have wanted it that way." Which would be consistent - and patently wrong, bad, stupid.

Today's poll:
[Poll #1583304]

Newsflash: General McFly(err, McChrystal) was just fired, which is what happens when one combines incompetence with public insubordination.

Comments

[mijan.livejournal.com]

As a person who has no kids, doesn't WANT kids, and will never have kids, I call bullshit on that one. What does parental status have to do with the goddamned oil spill?

Same thing with religiousness. I'm pretty well convinced that the nutbags in Louisiana who want to "pray away the oil" are the most out of touch with reality regarding the oil spill. I'm not an atheist, but I'll give them far more credit than the idiots waiting for Sky Daddy to clean up their mess for them.

When will BP clean up the oil spill? Far too late.
When will God clean up the oil spill? Half-past never.

I'm not a libertarian, but calling out atheists and child-free folks on this one? Plain old stupid.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

Subjective Poll is subjective - if that approach is good enough for the WSJ then by Marduk it's good enough for this place.

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

"The Childfree" on LJ are, for the most part, baby-hating maniacs with persecution complexes. And I say that as someone to whom the label (childfree, not baby-hating, though I do kinda hate babies) would apply.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Ah, see, I haven't dealt with that bunch. I just simply don't have kids, don't want kids, and don't see how that has any bearing on anything else in the world at large.

[bikinisquad3000.livejournal.com]

I feel the same way (NEVER want kids) and I bristled a little at seeing it there...but yeah, the childfree on LJ, as a group, are pretty nuts. I got the hell out of those communities pretty fast.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

Do you think people who do have/want kids are evil morons who are going to destroy us all? If not, you're not a CF.

From one of my favorite comics...

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

(http://logo.cafepress.com/6/1221917.6985506.jpg)

Re: From one of my favorite comics...

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

Link seems to be busted, try this...

http://www.cafepress.com/orderofthestick

Re: From one of my favorite comics...

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen that one before, I like it!

[ygrii-blop.livejournal.com]

The CF are as irritating as the kids they hate. Their whining is far more grating. I'm CF, too, but I stay as far away from the herd as I can.

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

But it's the MOOOOOOOOOOOOS who are the heard dontchyano. Them and their CROTCH DROPPINGS

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Aaaah. I didn't realize there was some sort of "group" with a pack mentality. Yeah, I've got nothing to do with them. I just don't happen to have kids and I'm not planning to. Nothing more sinister than that.