The consummate Conservative host, Hugh Hewitt, and yours truly! Shameless of me to post this, I know; however, I'm too jazzed to care. :-p
What a wonderful way to spend a Friday night! After an hour or so wandering through some of the exhibits at the Frazier Historical Arms Museum, I then got to spend three hours with Hugh Hewitt and 599 other fans of his show. I absolutely MUST say that not only was Hugh wonderful and the live show very entertaining, but his fans are absolutely the nicest people! I've seen other radio talk show s done live and mingled with fans of those shows. Hugh Hewitt's fans are the nicest, most down to earth, friendly people I've ever met. It's quite a credit to Hugh that he draws such a fan base.
If you haven't been to the Frazier Historical Arms Museum here in Louisville, it's a must-see. The museum shows an amazing artistry with the exhibits and places them in the context of the times in a very entertaining and educationa
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But the fact that such a system in which government subsidizes business is referred to as "capitalism."
The United States long ago abandoned capitalism for neo-mercantilism... a system which our ancestors fought, bled and died to escape from in our war to secede from England.
neo-Mercantilism as practiced in America can be best described by referring to the words and deeds of men like Hamilton, Clay and the tyrant Lincoln...
When Lincoln first entered state politics in 1832 he announced that he was doing so for three reasons: To help enact the Whig Party agenda of protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare subsidies for railroad and canal-building corporations ("internal improvements"), and a government monopolization of the nation’s money supply. "My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman’s dance," he declared: "I am in favor of a national bank . . . the internal improvements system, and a high protective tariff." He was a devoted mercantilist, and remained so for his entire political life. He was single-mindedly devoted to Henry Clay and his political agenda (mentioned above), which Clay called "The American System."
I find that I still have a hard time remembering that our markets are not free. I'm struggle quite often to remember that the Civil War was the result of a complete flushing of the Constitution by Honest Abe, even while other countries peacefully stopped the practice of slavery.
I have been a Republican my entire life and have voted in every election since I was of age to vote. It's a bitter pill to swallow when the man revered by Republicans showed a total disregard for the Constitution.
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate all the enlightenment I can get as I continue to evolve in my understanding of our Constitution and our history.