No Americans wants to see somebody lose their house because of health bills. Their boat? Maybe. Maybe the boat. But not the house. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
I come from Toledo, Ohio, a town that has been hurt badly by the shift of the automobile business towards Japan. And yet I remember how the car workers lived in the neighborhood that I grew up in. My father was a car salesman, and I remember how we lived. I remember how modestly we lived. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
A Kindle returns us to the inconvenience of the scroll, except with batteries and electronic glitches. It’s as handy as bringing Homer along to recite the ‘Iliad’ while playing a lyre. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
Nancy Pelosi says the angry opposition to health care reform is like the angry opposition to gay rights that led to Harvey Milk being shot. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
Demolishing pretensions, especially worthy ones, is a hallmark of the baby boom. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
All religions must be made child-proof. Our teachers’ unions have done good work in this field, K through 12. Delaying first communions and bar mitzvahs until age 21 would be another positive step. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
