Seven years ago I was sitting in a hotel room in Japan, watching the world change.
I am over 7,000 miles from my wife. I am over 7,000 miles from my home and everything I know as daily life. Every airport in the United States has been closed.
This is, by far, the most beautiful commentary on government I have ever read.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/jillette.presidency/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
I don’t want anyone as president who promises to take care of me. I may be stupid, but I want a chance to try to be a grown-up and take care of my family. Freedom means the freedom to be stupid, and that’s what I want. I don’t want anyone to feel my pain or tell me to ask what we can do for our country, or give us all money and take care of us.
This explains my libertarian ideals beautiful and clearly. I don’t know if I can add anything to Penn Jillette’s thoughts except “thank you.”
It has been a while since I traveled to a trade show, something I used to do on a very regular basis. For this trip, I’ve definitely taken the geek-on-the-road pack list to a while new level.
Cuil doesn’t know me all that well …
