One of the most important skills for political success is the ability to make confident assertions of absurdities or lies.

Let's face it, most of us are not half as smart as we may sometimes think we are-- and for intellectuals, not one-tenth as smart.

Bailing out people who made ill-advised mortgages makes no more sense that bailing out people who lost their life savings in Las Vegas casinos.

It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic.

There is no bigger waste of time than doing 90% of what is necessary.

Central planning, judicial activism, and the nanny state all presume vastly more knowledge than any elite have ever possessed.

The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.'