I'm convinced that people will never give liberty a second look until crisis after crisis makes them face government's failure.

I don't think it's an accident that this latest financial "meltdown" and the FedGovs latest radical power grab is happening as we face radical fundamentalism everywhere in the world. Including domestically.

It doesn't matter if it's the global warming crowd, the "Christian America" crowd, or any of the other assorted "isms" out there. They're growing because the government is growing. It all hinges on one thing.

Freedom to choose.

The free market is for more than just commerce. It means the exchange of ideas. Force is wrong there too. If liberty spreads, it will because people chose it and will defend it.

I don't think that these times are any less monumental than the original founding of the US. All over the globe, liberty is poised. Choice on this scale would be meaningless unless it were drastic. People wouldn't fight for it unless they believed passionately about it.

I forget who said it, but there's a great line about about true freedom being torn from the heart of tyranny.

I've made my choice.