The Cat's Meow
236 entries
- 08/28/03: Patriotism
Liberals lost the sheen of patriotism when their message changed from America needs to be better to America is terrible.
# At August 28, 2008 3:28 PM | Tags: change conservative liberals patriotism politics - 07/15/08: Doing and Feeling
To a conservative, right and wrong are determined by what you do. To a liberal, they're determined by how you feel.
# At July 15, 2008 5:34 PM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 conservative emotions ethics liberals morality philosophy - 07/03/08: Deadliness
A car is the deadliest weapon known to man. Before you get into a car with someone, consider that it would be slightly safer to hand him a loaded gun and then go someplace private.
# At July 3, 2008 2:34 PM | Tags: cars conservative guns philosophy safety - 06/11/08: Fever
The greatest danger we face from the Climate Change movement is not that they are mistaken about the existence of Global Warming, but that they are mistaken in believing we can stop it.
# At June 11, 2008 2:43 AM | Tags: carbon conservative energy environmentalism fossil fuels Global Warming ice ages ice epochs ice eras liberals Maunder Minimum nuclear power oil philosophy polar ice caps renewable - 05/23/08: Projectors
It is a common human trait to project onto others the kind of thoughts you harbor in your own mind. As a result, liberals think conservatives are bitter, and conservatives think liberals know what they're doing.
# At May 23, 2008 5:23 PM | Tags: conservatives emotions humor liberals psychology satire - 05/12/08: The Village
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, but it takes government intervention to turn it into a super-highway.
# At May 12, 2008 10:25 PM | Tags: conservative good intentions government humor parody philosophy - 04/09/08: Improbability
It's dangerous to conclude that something couldn't have happened simply because it is unlikely. If 5,000 people participate in a raffle, the chance of any one person winning are less than one-tenth of one percent, but one of them is still going to win.
# At May 9, 2008 1:50 PM | Tags: chance chaos theory coincidence mathematics paranoia philosophy probability statistics - 05/08/08: Standards
The most effective way to prevent something from ever happening is to insist that it be done correctly.
# At May 8, 2008 8:55 PM | Tags: bureaucracy humor philosophy satire - 05/06/2008: Portents
The Democratic Party's rules for nominating a President are controversial, confusing, and biased toward the powerful. Consider that, and then try to imagine what would happen if these same people designed your health care system.
# At May 6, 2008 9:04 PM | Tags: campaign 2008 conservative Democrats humor liberals philosophy socialized medicine - 04/22/08: Comparisons
- 03/30/08: Brains
The human brain is a complex and unpredictable thing. For example, when Nate was a toddler, Bruce worked very hard to protect him from violent toys and images. As a result, Nate grew up thinking there was not enough violence in the world.
# At March 30, 2008 10:54 PM | Tags: family fatherhood humor philosophy psychology violence - 03/28/08: Scams
It's hard to imagine a sweeter racket than the government lottery. People place their after-tax income into a pool from which the government removes one-half. Then, a few lucky winners get the remaining funds, at which point one-third is immediately taxed away by the government.
# At March 28, 2008 4:37 PM | Tags: humor lottery mathematics scam taxes - 03/27/08: Hands On
The essence of conservatism is skepticism. The essence of liberalism is control.
# At March 27, 2008 12:17 PM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 conservative economics liberals philosophy - 02/25/08: Press Bumps
People who value betrayal over loyalty cannot be counted upon to stick by you when the going gets rough.
# At February 25, 2008 5:13 PM | Tags: campaign 2008 campaign finance reform conservative Democrats elections John McCain New York Times philosophy Republicans scandals - 02/24/08: Kate Beckinsale
The most important thing about a female is not her looks or her brains, but whether or not she can beat the crap out of somebody.
# At February 24, 2008 2:40 PM | Tags: cats Chicago Force conservative family feminism humor Kate Beckinsale love mating movies satire Tammy Bruce Underworld Underworld Evolution Whiteout WInged Creatures - 02/09/08: Signs
What seems reasonable in the context of common sense can be unreasonable in the context of local law enforcement.
# At February 9, 2008 1:06 PM | Tags: Charles Lee Thornton conservative economics Kirkwood Missouri local politics parking philosophy regulations - 01/28/08: Power
Liberalism is about acquiring power. Conservatism is about applying principles.
# At January 28, 2008 10:13 PM | Tags: campaign 2008 conservative John McCain Mitt Romney philosophy - 01/27/08: Heroism
It is not courage that makes for heroism. Anybody can fool themselves into being brave. Rather, a hero is one who doesn't give up when the odds are against him. This is why so many politicians have to invent powerful special interests that oppose them: they want to look heroic.
# At January 27, 2008 3:30 PM | Tags: courage heroism myths philosophy politics - 01/26/08: Nuance
On a case-by-case basis, liberal foreign policy seems complicated and unpredictable, but the big picture is simple: we're supposed to be nice to our enemies and threaten our friends.
# At January 26, 2008 10:41 AM | Tags: conservative foreign policy Iraq liberals philosophy - 01/23/08: Stubborn Syndrome
Being conservative is not about being popular.
# At January 23, 2008 11:04 AM | Tags: campaign 2008 campaign finance reform conservative David Brooks free speech John McCain liberals Michael Medved philosophy populism Rush Limbaugh - 01/08/08: Memetics
Killing a man does not destroy an idea.
# At January 8, 2008 10:21 AM | Tags: anti-semitism communism conservative fascism John McCain liberals memetics Osama bin Laden philosophy terrorists - 10/22/07: Picture Plagues
No matter who you are or what people have promised you, even in writing, do not let someone take a picture of you unless you're willing to see it reproduced all over the Internet.
# At October 22, 2007 5:46 PM | Tags: conservative Dr. Laura philosophy photos relationships Vanessa Hudgens Vanessa Williams - 09/30/07: Canvassing
There are no stupid questions, just stupid opinion polls.
# At September 30, 2007 3:37 PM | Tags: conservative humor journalism parody politics polling - 09/29/07: Musicals
It is a really bad idea to make a guy with four daughters watch the kidnapping scene in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
# At September 29, 2007 8:11 PM | Tags: conservative family fatherhood humor musicals - 09/14/07: Realities
All you need to know about the difference between video games and reality is that in the grandaddy of all strategy games-- Civilization-- converting to communism eliminates political corruption.
# At September 14, 2007 10:43 AM | Tags: Civilization communism conservative liberals parody politics video games - 09/08/07: The Progressive Dilemma
Given that socialism is the complete surrender of economic liberty in exchange for financial security, it might be a good idea for liberals to stop quoting Ben Franklin.
# At September 8, 2007 3:08 AM | Tags: Ben Franklin conservative humor liberty philosophy security socialism - 08/14/07: United Nations
Terrorism is the inevitable result of a belief that might does not make right.
# At August 14, 2007 11:56 PM | Tags: conservative ideology Israel Palestinians philosophy terrorism war and peace - 08/11/07: Message Triage
- 07/20/07: Taking Out the Garbage
A responsibility shared by all is performed by no one.
# At July 20, 2007 1:23 PM | Tags: family philosophy shared responsiblity - 07/18/07: Morale
It is said that in war, morale is to material as three is to one; however, it takes an awful lot of men with really huge morale to cancel out a B-2 Stealth Bomber.
# At July 18, 2007 6:11 PM | Tags: B-2 Spirit humor morale philosophy technology war and peace - 07/17/2007: Diplomacy
Not all governments are sane.
# At July 17, 2007 8:39 PM | Tags: China conservative diplomacy exports Iran Iraq Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pet food philosophy UN - 07/12/07: Adam Smith
The earth-shattering import of The Wealth of Nations was not its theory of economics, but instead the principle that a nation benefits from the freedom and self-interest of its citizens. When you oppose capitalism, you are opposing the right of people to make their own choices.
# At July 12, 2007 6:08 AM | Tags: Adam Smith capitalism conservative economics liberty philosophy - 07/09/08: Live Earth
The great thing about environmentalism is that it gives people with multi-million-dollar homes and private jets the right to tell the rest of us to tighten our belts.
# At July 9, 2007 11:27 PM | Tags: Al Gore conservative environmentalism Global Warming humor Live Earth philosophy - 07/08/07: Beware of Dads Who Are Always Smiling
The way fathers dote on their daughters is universal. The relationship with the potential son-in-law, however, depends entirely on whether or not the father owns a gun.
# At July 8, 2007 8:49 PM | Tags: conservative family fatherhood guns humor love philosophy - 06/28/07: Cloture
We have reached the point where the most important characteristic of a bill moving through the Senate is to whether or not you can get 60 members to agree to stop talking about it.
# At June 28, 2007 7:33 AM | Tags: cloture conservative filibuster philosophy Senate - 06/26/07: Hope
Wishful thinking is a powerful force. For example, it never occurred to the people who wanted Elvis Presley to live just a little longer that if he really had faked his death, a heart attack on the toilet would be a very unlikely choice.
# At June 26, 2007 1:19 AM | Tags: conspiracies death Elvis Presley hope life - 05/25/07: Gold
Money is the root of all liberty: it allows each citizen to balance his own desires against the needs of society. Once you remove money from the equation, the only way to accomplish social needs is with the use of force.
# At May 25, 2007 6:20 AM | Tags: commerce conservative force freedom liberty philosophy - 05/22/07: The Immigration Fiasco
It is a bad thing that Congress is consistently able to get bipartisan support for bills that the voters adamantly oppose.
# At May 22, 2007 5:31 AM | Tags: bipartisanship conservative Democrats immigration philosophy politics Republicans - 04/30/07: Science in the News
The accuracy of a science-related article in the news is inversely proportional to the confidence expressed by the researchers.
# At April 30, 2007 8:43 PM | Tags: bees Colony Collapse Disorder conservative humor journalism lesbianism news obesity philosophy science The Girl - 04/25/07: Alignment
Being anti-American allows you to get away with murder.
# At April 25, 2007 1:46 AM | Tags: CNN conservative Hugo Chavez Iran Iraq journalism liberals Nouri al-Maliki philosophy terrorism - 04/18/07: Crime
There is only one reason that people commit horrible crimes: free will. The problem is, everybody wants to prevent crime, but there is no way to prevent free will. You can bribe it and you can threaten it, but you can't stop it.
# At April 18, 2007 5:23 PM | Tags: conservative crime philosophy Virginia Tech - 04/16/07: Swearing
The common colloquial phrase Excuse my French is not an acceptable apology for swearing. There is no excuse for the French.
# At April 16, 2007 1:40 AM | Tags: culture humor philosophy profanity - 04/13/07: Unnatural Selection
In any sufficiently oppressive regime-- e.g. Cuba, Iran, marriage to Hillary Clinton-- lying is a survival trait.
# At April 13, 2007 12:17 AM | Tags: conservative Cuba Hillary Clinton humor Iran philosophy satire - 04/12/07: Counter Culture
If you want to make a career of ridiculing modern western culture, eventually you're going to have to make fun of liberals.
# At April 12, 2007 12:27 AM | Tags: conservative Democrats Discworld Hollywood humor liberals Peg-Eye Nate political correctness South Park Terry Pratchett - 04/11/07: Outrage Politics
Cynicism is not a substitute for evidence.
# At April 11, 2007 7:15 AM | Tags: conservative corruption cynicism Democrats Dianne Feinstein double standards journalism logic politics Republicans Tom DeLay tribalism - 04/10/07: Fear
The two scariest things in the world are death and eternal life, though not necessarily in that order.
# At April 10, 2007 1:38 AM | Tags: death life philosophy - 04/06/07: Powerful Women
It is redundant to put the word free in the phrase Most powerful woman in the free world. The un-free world doesn't allow powerful women.
# At April 6, 2007 1:21 AM | Tags: conservative feminism freedom philosophy politics women - 04/05/07: Marxism
The problem with Marxism is that it assumes the great struggle is between Big Labor and Big Business, which means the poor Little Consumer tends to get trampled by the synthesis of the two.
# At April 5, 2007 12:43 AM | Tags: conservative labor marxism philosophy socialism - 04/04/07: The Grand Design
It is tempting to think of Western Civilization as an adult playground, but in fact it was designed for children and adults are just a support mechanism. For example, the speed limit on a four-lane suburban highway is 30mph, and it's not because they're afraid an adult will run into the street while chasing a ball.
# At April 4, 2007 1:01 AM | Tags: conservative culture humor philosophy - 04/03/07: Choices
There are two kinds of choices. One is to choose to do or not to do. The second is to choose to do it one way or another way. Socialism is the belief that the first kind of choice is the only one that matters.
# At April 3, 2007 1:03 AM | Tags: capitalism choice conservative philosophy socialism - 04/02/07: Dissembling
When you tell the truth but not the whole truth, it's called dissembling. When the truth you tell makes the whole truth sound false, it's called misdirection. It's important to remember that either technique is a violation of the pledge you make when you testify in court.
# At April 2, 2007 12:56 AM | Tags: Bill Clinton dissembling lying perjury truth whole truth - 03/30/07: Broth
If too many cooks spoil the broth, then Congress is the culinary equivalent of rat poison.
# At March 30, 2007 1:00 AM | Tags: Congress conservative philosophy - 03/29/07: Happiness
There are two routes to happiness. You can be strong enough to change the things you don't like, or you can be even stronger, and admit that they don't really matter. What you can't do is decide that you're a victim.
# At March 29, 2007 1:48 AM | Tags: conservative happiness philosophy strength victimhood - 03/28/07: Omega-Inconsistent
In mathematics, there is a concept called omega inconsistency, where you prove that there must be some whole number i with a given property, but when you pick any individual number, you can prove it isn't i. There is a similar concept in politics. For example, you can state that you support the troops even though you don't like soldiers, or that you love America even though you really hate Americans.
# At March 28, 2007 12:10 PM | Tags: conservative inconsistency Kurt Godel liberals mathematics philosophy whole numbers - 03/27/07: Law
The difference between freedom and slavery is the difference between the rule of law and the rule of men. The purpose of free elections is to give the people the ability to correct a government that forgets that difference.
# At March 27, 2007 1:42 AM | Tags: conservative democracy freedom law philosophy slavery - 03/21/07: Dignity
The liberal desire that you live with dignity is very dangerous to your individual liberties.
# At March 21, 2007 2:42 AM | Tags: abortion animal rights conservative dignity euthanasia Knut the bear Cub liberals philosophy rights Terri Schiavo - 03/19/07: Pulp Truth
In the real world, superheroes are too dangerous to be allowed to live.
# At March 19, 2007 3:57 AM | Tags: comic books conservative Iraq liberals movies super heroes Superman terrorism Thor - 03/15/07: Patriotism
Despite what many politicians will tell you, there is nothing unpatriotic about wanting the United States to win a war.
# At March 15, 2007 9:29 PM | Tags: conservative Democrats humor Iraq patriotism philosophy satire War and Peace