A simple act of civil disobedience

by nukegingrich | February 11, 2009 at 08:21 am
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Is dissent still patriotic?  Blogger Dave G. is ready to find out.


I think it's time for a comeback for civil disobedience. The only thing that angers me more than the rampant elitism and corruption in our government is that apparent tolerance for it that was demonstrated most recently with the appointment of what is almost certainly a tax cheat as the Treasury Secretary. Surely I am not alone in wondering why I am a big enough sap to pay tens of thousands of dollars in Federal taxes each and every year, while our Washington bureaucrats seem to get away consequence free with a pattern of cheating and fraud. And please, don't tell me Tom Daschle didn't get away with it. Sure, he lost his position for a cabinet position, but don't you think he will be laughing all the way back to his millions-a-year "consulting" gig? Will he be prosecuted for his fraud like I would be? Did he pay any penalties? No, and no.

h/t Urban Gounds:  Stamp out Tim Geithner

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René

oh, yeah. where is the change? It's beginning to look like the 'change' is here alright, just change for the worse, not better.

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