tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post8003772089371603731..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: I Do Not Trust This Illinois DemocratSteven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-72078417228337931922008-12-10T15:26:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:26:00.000-05:00"Business" involves the creation of value in the m..."Business" involves the creation of value in the marketplace, which receives an excess of private money in voluntary payments versus what was expended to produce the value in question.<BR/><BR/>It is NOT a series of cushy jobs through political favors.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, it's rather silly to bring up the "but Republicans do it too" argument here -- I, at least, will readily acknowledge that the Republicans are at least as scummy as the Democrats on this issue (and many others).<BR/><BR/>I'd urge Democrats to hold themselves to higher standards than "the GOP does it too!"Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685707001408252759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-71196341984732775802008-12-10T14:35:00.000-05:002008-12-10T14:35:00.000-05:00Also did you read the links about how he was "succ...Also did you read the links about how he was "successful in business"? <BR/><BR/>He was successful alright...in enriching himself. <BR/><BR/>As far as "business", what did he create of value, if anything?<BR/><BR/>Personal wealth creation and business ain't the same thing.Tyler Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009459340275592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-80936666125809231072008-12-10T14:32:00.000-05:002008-12-10T14:32:00.000-05:00Business? No.Wall Street-DC influence peddling and...Business? No.<BR/><BR/>Wall Street-DC influence peddling and cashing in? Yes.<BR/><BR/>BTW, where did I say anything about Republicans? To me, the whole Bush administration was filled with people like Rahm Emanuel.Tyler Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009459340275592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-55913800433327640282008-12-10T14:20:00.000-05:002008-12-10T14:20:00.000-05:00We all know this routine: Democrats are not allowe...We all know this routine: Democrats are not allowed to be successful in business, only Republicans are. It's prime facie suspicious in the former case but not in the latter.Delaware Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619357338844485803noreply@blogger.com