Joe Biden?! — Political, Not Economic Post
Many of you might not remember this, but during the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas, Joe Biden actually attacked Judge Thomas for being a follower of the ‘natural law’ theories of Steve Macedo and Richard Epstein. The Senator from Delaware actually held up a copy of Epstein’s Takings and shook it at Thomas yelling “Do you believe this book?” or something to that effect. I tried to find a YouTube clip of this but was unsuccessful. Biden argued that ‘natural law’ doctrine was an obscure and out of the mainstream philosophy that had no place in constitutional law. What bothered him the most was the idea that the law had some meaning outside the context of what the government says, and in particular that natural law would give priority to individual rights and property rights over governmental regulations. But Biden wasn’t prepared to have a serious conversation about political and legal philosophy, instead he waved a book in disgust at a Supreme Court nominee. And remember he was the Chair of the committee at the time. He doesn’t understand concepts like ‘natural law’ or even ‘the rule of law’. He does understand state power, government regulation, and legal activism.
So unless the American people are far more idiotic than I think, the election just got a lot closer. The Democratics have an amazing capacity to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and Obama choosing Joe Biden to be a running mate for “hope and change” when he is the poster child for political divisiveness and smug (yet ignorant) arrogance in political/legal discourse is another case in point. And just think Howard Dean’s “yeah” sent people over the edge, wait till they get a good look at the various comments made over the years from Biden and his striking displays of ‘intelligence’ and ‘decorum’.
There simply is no hope for hope and change in 2008. That is sad because we sure could use some hope and change concerning the policies in Iraq and overseas in general, and certainly back home with regard to the economy and the financial system. Why hasn’t any viable candidate appeared that believed in the policies of peace and prosperity, and instead all we get is more of the same policies that promote war, enhanced state power, and the strangling of the creative and productive freedom of the market economy?
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As eleições americanas saíram de um enredo televisivo e dada a sua fraca relavância só posso atribuir todo este interesse ao seu desenrolar telenovelístico.
Enjoa um pouco esta sequência de notícias minuto a minuto-não é melhor esperarmos todos pela “Season 1″ em DVD?
Quando temos nós próprios eleições á porta e uma vez que cá não faltam sujeitos de uma esquerda cheia de mensagens vácuas de esperança e uma direita que representa um fortalecido fascismo de armário não estará esta atenção toda um pouco deslocalizada??
Comentário por Nuno — Agosto 25, 2008 @ 00:29
Tenho uma piadinha sobre o Biden aqui
http://caldeiradadeneutroes.blogspot.com/2008/08/este-gajo-est-pr-se-mesmo-jeito.html
Comentário por Tarzan — Agosto 25, 2008 @ 12:13
LOL
Comentário por Helder — Agosto 25, 2008 @ 19:21
Caro Helder,
Se quiseres saber quem é este homem, pesquise acerca da sua filiação no “Bohemian Grove”.
Um abraço.
Comentário por Bonifácio — Agosto 25, 2008 @ 22:12