It was Ronald Reagan who used to say that the 10 most frightening words in the English language are, "I'm from the federal government, and I'm here to help."
P. J. O'RourkeA dugout is much superior to a conventional manufactured canoe because you can get soaking wet without bothering to capsize it.
P. J. O'RourkeWho does Bill Clinton think got off the boat and stepped on Plymouth Rock? Peace Corps volunteers?
P. J. O'RourkeThe problem isn't a Congress that won't cut spending or a president who won't raise taxes. The problem is an American public with a bottomless sense of entitlement to federal money.
P. J. O'RourkeGovernment usually doesn't work. It doesn't work because it is political. People who are wise, good, smart, skillful, or hardworking don't need politics, they have jobs. The difference between the political process and an honest life is the difference between parading around waving picket signs while hollering catcalls in front of the White House and getting up in the morning to go make a living.
P. J. O'Rourke