Liberty Maven

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for another article of quick hits, random thoughts, and other items that didn’t materialize into full articles here at Liberty Maven.

Last week was the back to back speech duel between Barack Obama and Dick Cheney discussing foreign policy, torture, and how to keep America safe. I watched the conservatives on Twitter post comment after comment how Cheney whipped poor Obama. Then I hear on CNN that Obama got the better of Cheney. The desire to take sides like it’s some kind of sport saddens me. After being annoyed at the “game” all day long I summed up my thoughts with the following:

Obama vs. Cheney = Tyranny vs. Tyranny… Neither won and We The People lost (again).

This week I’ve also been pondering food. Organic food purchases have been on the rise even during our tough economic times. Local farms that participate in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs are also doing very well. There are a few reasons I’ve been hooked on food this week. First, I could not believe how sublime broccoli could be until I tasted the fresh stuff. We cut it in the morning and ate it that night. Wow! No broccoli stench while cooking, and truly the best I’ve ever eaten.

Another reason I’ve got food on the brain is that my wife started cooking/selling breakfast at our local farmers market a couple weeks ago. I’ve been enjoying all the “research” and taste tests. She uses local and organic ingredients when possible. Luckily, we live in a small town with several farms and butcher shops. She’s using it as a springboard for her personal chef business: Sandy Cooks. So if you ever find yourself in Berryville, Virginia on a Saturday morning (from spring to fall) stop by the farmers market and have a delicious organic breakfast.

In these hard economic times starting your own vegetable garden is a wonderful way to help keep food costs down, ensure you have food if a shortage occurs, and of course it’s about as healthy as you can get.

On North Korea’s recent nuclear bomb test… all I can say is I hope he’s not as crazy as many make him out to be.

On Obama’s new SCOTUS nominee… all we can do is hope she’s not as much of a crazy liberal as many on the Right are making her out to be.

On GM’s inevitable bankruptcy… Once again the taxpayer gets robbed needlessly.

Don’t forget the Rand Paul Money Bomb on Monday. How ironic that the anti-war, pro-defense candidates utilize the word “bomb” for raising funds.

Be sure to link to Ron Paul’s recent CSPAN appearance to anyone who still claims that Ron Paul is racist.

And we’ll end with a few quotes and thoughts by me and others:

• Government shouldn’t lead, nor follow, it should just get the hell out of the way!

• If I squint my eyes while looking at any public-private partnership I can’t help but see the first bricks of fascism.

• “The camera is the new gun.” – Judge Napolitano

• Glenn Beck is the Miller Lite of libertarianism, Freedom Watch is the Guinness. It’s time for Fox News to start drinking consistent liberty and put Freedom Watch on TV.

• Torture and libertarianism are mutually exclusive.

• “Give a man a fish and he eats for one day. Give a man a poisoned fish and he eats for a lifetime.”  -tweet from someone I can’t remember.

Have a wonderful weekend!