I Realized That Conservatism Was The Philosophy

And It Makes You Wonder—how Can A People Incapable Of Selecting Their Own Lightbulbs And Toilets Possess Enough Competence To Vote For Their Own Rulers And Fill Out Complicated Tax Returns?

John Kerry And The Other Democratic Leaders Are On The Wrong Side Of History, As They Were During The Reagan Presidency. If They Had Won The Day, And Reagan Had Failed, The Soviet Union Would Still Exist, As Would All The Harm And Suffering It Unleashed, And American Security Would Be Far Weaker As A Result. And If They Win This Election Thanks To A Promise To Undo The Reagan-bush Doctrine, Those Cheering Loudest Will Be The Most Evil-loving Among Us.

What Was To Be A Relatively Innocuous Federal Government, Operating From A Defined Enumeration Of Specific Grants Of Power, Has Become An Ever-present And Unaccountable Force. It Is The Nation’s Largest Creditor, Debtor, Lender, Employer, Consumer, Contractor, Grantor, Property Owner, Tenant, Insurer, Health-care Provider, And Pension Guarantor. Moreover, With Aggrandized Police Powers, What It Does Not Control Directly It Bans Or Mandates By Regulation.

The Statist Has Constructed A Rube Goldberg Array Of Laws And Policies That Have Institutionalized His Objectives. His Success Breeds Confidence In The Limitlessness Of His Endeavors.

The Statist Deflects Public Scorn For The Consequences Of His Own Central Planning By Blaming The Very Industry He Is Sabotaging For Supply Dislocations And Price Hikes.