The Middle is Always Evil

Ayn Rand once wrote:

“The basic need of the second-hander is to secure his ties with men in order to be fed. He places relations first. He declares that man exists in order to serve others. He preaches altruism.”

With the possibility of the death of its host looming, the UAW, the ultimate parasite, pulls out all the stops in an attempt to ensure that it can barely remain afloat for a little while longer. Guilt trips, class-warfare, populism. You name it, they’ll do it. Survival at any price.

“Don’t let us down!”

Hat Tip: Hot Air

Dear People of America,

It appears that The Economy™ is in some trouble.

Everyone (all of you) seems to be telling me that if The Economy™ had been more regulated by the government, there wouldn’t be a problem. If you believe that, I have a bridge to nowhere I want to sell you. In short, the problem is not that we have too little government interference, the problem is that we have too much. Please heed this.

Where do you get this idea that politicians, people who not have to do anything of value in order to earn money, have the incredible economic foresight and knowhow to enact the perfect regulations on The Economy™? Most of the men (and Nancy Pelosi) who are brokering The Failout are career politicians, who have no understanding of how the free market works, who have never run a business, or even worked for one for any considerable amount of time. These are the people you are entrusting to fix everything. 

Ladies and gentlemen, I have news for you.

If you honestly believe that our present situation is the result of the unrestrained “greed” of men on wall street (notice how its always men on wall street; of course, there are no greedy women), and that the government needs to step in and save us from them, then you deserve to lose your home and to be poor. 

Any group of people that honestly believes that The Economy™ is suffering because of productive individuals and needs to be saved by unproductive ones, who nominates Barack Obama to be head of state with John McCain as the conservative alternative, deserves to suffer their own contradictions, which means:

America, you deserve to be poor.

But ignore me. Let’s put every CEO and every member of every Board of Directors of every Fortune 500 company in prison tonight, after the debate, with Barack Obama at the head of the mob (John McCain can shoot any that try to escape). After all, they are all greedy, self-interested bastards who contribute nothing to the economy, right? They are only out for themselves, and in today’s economy, we can’t afford anyone who isn’t out to serve the greatest good.

For weeks now, Pelosi and the Dems in Congress have refused to hold a vote on American energy solutions. We need to drill here and drill now. But for weeks, Pelosi has used her power to block a vote in House. She knows that if such a vote went forward, the Democrats would lose, and the liberal dream of state controlled and rationed oil would be gone– or at least, delayed.

Now, though, Pelosi has gone too far. She will not allow a debate on the House floor; she’s shut down the cameras, the mics, and the lights, and refuses to reassemble congress. She is a fascist, and she hates all human life on this planet.

But the GOP is standing up to Pelosi’s bullying, and they are refusing to leave the House until Pelosi readjourns Congress, or Bush calls for an emergency session, so that they can have a vote on this crucial issue. They are walking around the House floor, indignant, and some are Twittering and Qiking the event. If you want to follow John Culberson’s live Qik feed, go here. Democracy will not be stopped. Be proud of your Republican Congressmen today.

I am.