As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office.

Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous.

There is no inverse relationship between freedom and security. Less of one does not lead to more of the other. People with no rights are not safe from terrorist attack.

Calling George Bush shallow is like calling a dwarf short.

What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.

It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.

I used to go on college campuses 25 years ago and announce I was a feminist, and people thought it meant I believed in free love and was available for a quick hop in the sack. ... Now I go on college campuses and say I'm a feminist, and half of them think it means I'm a lesbian. How'd we get from there to here without passing "Go"?