Pat Oliphant for August 13, 2009
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President Barack Obama: Not to worry, folks - everything is going according to plan. Man 1: Hey! Did you hear that? There's a plan! Woman 1: I like the idea. What is it? Woman 2: I'm sure he'll tell us in the fullness of time. Man 2: Give him time - he gotta write it yet. Woman 3: It must be a secret plan. Little Woman: See!? Punk: Invisible ink.
It depends on if the dude with the curable disease can afford it, or can get someone else (charity) to pay for it – heck, I might even chip in – I just don’t want to be forced to do it. Truth is a lot of fiscal conservatives, myself included, are quite philanthropic. I could be more so if the thieves in Washington weren’t so aggressive in taking my money. The government is a TERRIBLE charity – the overhead is offensive. You never give to a charity that siphoned off that much, why should you feel good about giving it to the government that does?