P. J. O'Rourke

Term limits aren't enough. We need jail.

Kids are disorganized.

In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

Even the most left-wing politicians worship wealth creation - as the political-action-committee collection plate is passed.

When elites see a homeless person in the gutter, they assume he's saving a parking place.

The foundation of collectivism is simple: There should be no important economic differences among people. No one should be too rich.

Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: freedom to pursue our own self-interest; specialization, which he called division of labor; and freedom of trade.

Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient.

There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency, and scoreless sports ties are boring.

Obama, in pursuit of power, has been as greedy and irresponsible as any Wall Street tycoon in pursuit of money.

President Obama has contempt for real money.