tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461410793638081234.post5090130943569338453..comments2023-05-17T08:43:41.406-04:00Comments on Dr W's What's Up: The Government and Free CornDrWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03389808531180407385noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461410793638081234.post-42644830495039136192008-03-31T23:43:00.000-04:002008-03-31T23:43:00.000-04:00I did a bit of research - should have BEFORE I pos...I did a bit of research - should have BEFORE I posted - and it was Gerald Ford who made the comment at the end - made it in a presidential address before a joint session of Congress in 1974. That doesn't change the power of the statement, nor does it alter the fact that Thomas Jefferson is no doubt rolling around in his grave over what we are allowing to happen to our country in this time. Jefferson DID say, "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." <BR/><BR/><BR/>Reminds me of a book I read about 10 years ago - "Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America" by Philip K. Howard. Worth reading...DrWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389808531180407385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461410793638081234.post-54198970000849316552008-03-31T21:19:00.000-04:002008-03-31T21:19:00.000-04:00I've never read that Jefferson quote before, but i...I've never read that Jefferson quote before, but it is powerful.<BR/><BR/>LOLOL - I can guess who you WON'T be voting for!southernjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850747005791148971noreply@blogger.com