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The first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, is said to have described government thus: "The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves in their separate, and individual capacities."
Add Jesus Christ to the list of President Barack Obama's economic advisers.
It's an almost immutable law of nature that government tends toward expansion, not contraction, absent a seminal event such as a revolution.
Do you know what Newt Gingrich was doing while Nevada was suffering through the foreclosure crisis? Cashing in, of course!
How's this for a bizarre: The turnout for today's truncated Steve Ross recall election could exceed the ballot total of the 2009 vote that kept him on the Las Vegas City Council.
Look out, old Macky's back!
President Barack Obama got a fairly good reception Thursday when he showed up in Las Vegas to repeat some of the highlights of his State of the Union speech.
With Dr. Laura Schlessinger retiring after a slip (or 11) of the tongue, and religion coming to the fore in the campaign of Sharron Angle for U.S. Senate, I was reminded of this most excellent clip from the most excellent television show The West Wing. President Bartlet raises some very interesting questions, don’t you think?
UPDATE: Ah, yes, Mike, I remember that one well. Here it is, for your enjoyment:
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Jed Bartlett…you rock! This reminds me of that scene from the first episode, when he walks into the room when Toby and Sam are getting into it with the three religious zealots…another great moment in West Wing history!
Yes. One of the great scenes in West Wing history dealing with issues of faith and politics. There were many of these, including Shibboleth, the Pilot and this one. When the Dr. Jacobs sheepish stands up after being dressed down by President Bartlett.