Even squirrels know enough to store nuts, so that they will have something to eat when food gets scarce. But the welfare state has spawned a whole class of people who spend everything they get when times are good, and look to others to provide for their food and other basic needs when times turn bad.

It is truly a triumph of rhetoric over reality when people can believe that going into politics is 'public service,' but that producing food, shelter, transportation, or medical care is not.

Envy is always referred to by its political alias, 'social justice.

Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?

The economic disasters of socialism and communism come from assuming a blanket superiority of those who want to run a whole economy.

You have to have a sense of humor if you follow politics. Otherwise, the sheer fraudulence of it all will get you down.

Pedestrians never seem to realize that they are a threat to the safety of cars.