"There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as "caring" and "sensitive" because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to try to do good with other people's money. Well, who isn't? And a voter who takes pride in supporting such programs is telling us that he'll do good with his own money -- if a gun is held to his head."*--P. J. O'Rourke*
*True insight . . .. * *In the coming new year, * *both Groundhog Day * *and the State of the Union address * *occur on the same day.* *As an insightful * *commentator **points out:* ** *"It is an ironic * *juxtaposition of events: * *one involves a * *meaningless ritual * *in which we look to * *an insignificant creature * *of little intelligence * *for prognostication * *while the other * *involves a groundhog."* -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
