Recent content by Haplo

Yes. Buying votes is routine, it just isn't usually called that because people believe that that is "crass." In theory at least, a campaign promise is an offer, voting for that politician is acceptance, and therefore, once the guy is elected, there is an obligation to deliver whatever was...

So, you're saying that Obama will also face a primary challenge this coming year? Yeah, that'll happen.

Isn't this the kind of shit that goes under the "Conspiracies" section? Along with the whole "gay agenda" thing? Look, it doesn't matter if it's a choice or not. People want to do it, and it doesn't affect you. Ignore them. Unless you sound like this: "YOU HAVE THE FREEDOM . . . to live...

While I don't disagree with most of that, I think a lot of what's going on in the stock market is misguided government intervention to gin up prices, rather than push them down.

I find it odd that this new, awesome and totally necessary "protection" agency has been put under the supervision of the Federal Reserve. And then that Graham wants a bunch of banking regulators to oversee it. I mean, the Fed is the primary reason that the financial crisis happened. The whole...

Yes. Mostly by simply having kids of different colors next to each other in class and correcting them when racism pops up. There's no need to spend valuable class time on it.

So we now have to make fast food illegal because some people just can't help themselves? Simple willpower is not the only way to fight it. Associations like Alcoholics Anonymous have been helping people stay sober for years and years without having to bring back prohibition. If it's a...