David Boaz discusses Obama's first 100 days in office on News Channel 8

[kleinbs]

everything Boaz said was spot on.

[1czelaya]

Wow! Where at the end of August, and it seems that David Boaz got it right. I guess it's becasue he's not liberal/Democrate or Republican that put political idealogies or party first. Liberterians(philosophy)=is what our country was founded on. It's what made our country great.

Go Cato Institute, Mises Institute, and Liberterians!

[gurisao22]

This girl is not that smart. Bush, hands off?? she should be better informed, dont you think ???

[Gimmal1492]

CATO Libertarians = Political Jedi

[rescuemay]

David Boaz = substantive points. Hickey = standard Obamazombie

[CountArtha]

I just played the demo for Democracy 2 and it's a LOT easier to get re-elected if you're a socialist.

[behaack]

Mandate. Obama ran on home. He did not earn a mandate based on how he ran.

[ed2276]

Hickey is an economics idiot

[ed2276]

Obama got 52% of the vote...how in the hell is that a mandate!? Hickey is a drone!

[ed2276]

Boaz should make a bet with Hickey. If Obama's move toward fascism, government control of private industry, and massive government debt DO NOT lead this country into a hyperinflationary depression then Boaz will come back an apologize, admitting he was wrong.

If Obama's conduct leads to fascism and hyperinflationary depression, with the dollar collapsing and the ruination of the U.S. Hickey will bring the rope and we will hand his sorry statist apologist ass from the nearest tree.

[ed2276]

that is...hang his sorry statist apologist ass...

[Auggie56]

Roosevelt made the depression last longer due to his meddling. This time we are not likely ever to recover from this governmental intrusion.

[freesk8]

Boaz is one of my heros!

"The Libertarian Reader," that he edited, is a wonderful compilation of key libertarian essays.

Free minds and free markets!

[Elasaltaculos]

people think that we are heading in the right direction?

right towards totalitarianism or revolution. Fuck are those people smoking?

[MooseOfReason]

... something Obama doesn't want to decriminalize.

[Elasaltaculos]

and tax, lol

[carolyncriss]

David Boaz is straightforward, clear, and polite. Nice to see in contrast to all the typical ranting. . . Roger Hicke: He has to start spending like Roosevelt? Good, you've got a reference point. Now go look at how FDR's (and Hoover's for that matter) government spending worked for the country during The Depression. Geesh.

[hayesism]

Thank you, I love how polite he is. He exudes passion without anger -- a rare quality. I wonder if he'd ever take up mainstream politics? He's just so damn likable, even if you disagree with his policies. That's a vote-getter.

[Thorbie]

David Boaz is probably one of the clearest advocates for libertarianism since Milton Friedman. He's very good at taking complicated ideas and breaking them down for people to understand. He made me a libertarian.

[ls1z28chris]

His books did the same for me, Thorbie.

[migkillertwo]

oh dear...Does this Roger Hicke not realize that Keynesian economics was discredited and subsequently abandoned by most professional economists 30 years ago?

[Surhotchaperchlorome]

"When in a recession you need to spend money."

Bullshit!

[MooseOfReason]

Exactly. The government needs to do what a person should during a recession, especially if you're in debt: cut back on unnecessary expenses (say tens of thousands of troops protecting Germany's national security; propping up incompetent companies) and pay down your debt.

[Surhotchaperchlorome]

Right on!