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Cato the Elder: "Carthage

jollyroger — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:41:42 +0000

In reply to The Cato Institute. What a

Cato the Elder: "Carthage must be destroyed"--I'm guessing that this was the apposite sentiment off of which they pivoted, merely substituting for "Carthage" the domestic state.

Betcha they think they

jollyroger — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:13:29 +0000

In reply to The Cato Institute. What a

Betcha they think they do--I'm pretty sure the name was chosen advisedly.

I plead total ignorance vis a vis the matter in chief, however, but I'll read'em and see if google doesn't know how they picked the name.

The Cato Institute. What a

Richard Day — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:00:12 +0000

In reply to Is David Koch the Billy Beane of political G.M's? (Nobody likes a smart A.L.E.C.)

The Cato Institute.

What a bunch of crap.

I was just reviewing Cato the Elder's admonitions to his son:

http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval/labyrinth/library/latin/cato_monosticha.html

There are fifty seven rules to live by and I was thinking of doing a blog about them.

Of course he wanted Carthage to be destroyed. hahahaha

He missed his mission by three years. hahahaha

I just wonder sometimes; how many of these rules, do the members of the corporate oligarchists who run the Cato Institute follow!

You are right . He's the

jollyroger — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:42:01 +0000

In reply to No, he's not Billy Beane -

You are right . He's the Bryan Cashman of GMs, but I'm gonna leave the title as is, cause nobody knows who Cashman is, whereas Brad Pitt played Billy...

No, he's not Billy Beane -

Verified Atheist — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:26:31 +0000

In reply to Is David Koch the Billy Beane of political G.M's? (Nobody likes a smart A.L.E.C.)

No, he's not Billy Beane - he's the New York Yankees. He's using big money to win games. What we need is a Billy Beane for us little guys.