Compassionate Conservatism = trying to have it both ways and failing

I just saw the Florida Attorney General on tv. He was vowing to prosecute gasoline station owners for "gouging" during times of emergency. He said that "when people are fleeing a storm they don't need to be gouged." He then said that he still wants the market to operate. Hmmm. If people are fleeing a dangerous storm why should the station owner stay and sell gas at a government enforced price? Why should he take the risk? If a driver has a load of gas and he cannot sell it for a greater profit in a storm zone why would he bother taking it there? If he does take the risk and deliver it to the storm zone and sell it at pre storm prices out of principle then I applaud him, but let him make that decision.

This forced morality hurts more than it helps.

I have aspirations. Life is more than ranting and gnashing about the world's ever expanding busybody class, crassly pointing out the perpetual whiners, and poking holes in the bloated Self Important Ones.

I wish to be well enough off to tour the world finding excellent food and writing about it here for all to see.

I bet Bush the first feels stupid for lending his name to the snake who now trashes his son. Oh well, he really should have known better.