Musical Moments #1

Right, so reasonably often I find myself on a music binge. I'm stuck on this one song, this one album, this one artist. Other times I'm going for a variety pack, listening to everything I can get my hands on for a week or so.

I've always thought to myself, I should keep track of those moments. I can get hidden gems stuck in my library and lost there for years before I rediscover them.

Conserva---what?

I remember a time when the political label "Conservative" meant that you wanted a smaller government.

Smaller government, fewer regulations, less interference in private affairs, and by proxy less taxes. Not simply less taxes for its own sake, mind you, but as a result of having fewer things the "Fed" was going to be responsible for doing.

I remember that time. It really doesn't seem like so long ago, does it?

But let's look at the Conservative stance now, briefly:

• Wants Big Brother checking up on doctors, so they don't provide care to "sluts."
• Wants an officer outside the church, keeping the gays away.
• Wants cheaper gas, which means more subsidization by Big Brother, which means more taxes.
• Wants the same services from Big Brother, but for less money. Apparently government services now -should- exist but only if they don't cost taxpayers anything. Our government clearly is just a business that can magically support itself.
• Wants to defend the rights and privileges...of big business. Hell with the little guys, they might be homos.
• Wants to "trim the fat" from the budget by destroying the only government services they ever claimed to believe were necessary, while keeping the one they fought tooth-and-nail to reduce in scope for the last several decades.
• Wants to stop the "war on Christianity" - by forcing the government to make laws regarding religions and their practice in public areas. Bigger government -and- violation of First Amendment rights in one fell swoop.
• Wants to lower taxes, but only if they can blame the coinciding decrease in the economy on those dirty Liberals.

Now take a moment and compare each of these points to "smaller government."
See the similarity? Me neither.

Is it just me, or did somebody miss the memo? Don't get me wrong, I don't think any more highly of "Liberals" either, but at least they appear to recall what it is they stood for in the first place.

- C


(Aside: If you choose to argue these points, feel free. If, however, you lack the ability to remain respectful and adult in your discourse, don't expect me to treat you with any degree of dignity.)

Random Quote #3

"I want you to tell your men to run away."

       "What?!"

"Those words: run away. I want you to be famous for those -exact- words.

I want people to call you Colonel Run-Away.

I want children laughing outside your door, 'cause they've found the house of Colonel Run-Away.

And when people come to you and ask you, if trying to get to me through the people I love, is in any way a good idea...I want you to tell them your name.

Oh look, I'm angry. That's new... I'm not really sure what's going to happen now."

        "The anger of a good man is not a problem. Good men have too many rules."

"Good men don't need rules. 

Today is not the day to find out why I have so many."

- C