Today’s New
York Times reports on Nazi-looted art and Rand Paul-looted words. Any connection?
Maybe
so. And today’s reminder about our abysmal politicians, especially those who trumpet the primacy of principle.
If you get caught red-handed, blame everything on the "haters."
These stories
remind us that power-lust is the intoxicating soil that sprouts a million little
lies. If left unchecked, they can proliferate and converge into bigger, even monstrous,
lies that intoxicate an entire nation. And lead it to monstrous behavior.
Libertarian
Principles 101: Libertarians believe in, and
pursue, personal freedom while maintaining personal responsibility.
True North
Principles 101: Stealing is stealing.
US
Politics 101: If you get caught stealing, cheating, or lying -- even red-handed -- don’t acknowledge
it, don’t own it, don’t apologize. Set your jaw, stick out your chest and deny,
lads, deny! You’re not the perp, you’re the victim. Like Rand Paul, blame everything on the “haters.”
