A national health system is not the same as actual health care.

Universal health insurance will make it very hard to actually see a doctor anytime soon.

Government services for some people costing too much? Kill 'em - well, "encourage" them to die.

If there's anything that passes John Kerry's "global test", it's bumping off pirates.

Should we be more concerned about Islamic terrorism? Or about Russia?

The Chinese dare not call in their loans to the US - their economy would collapse.

The government doesn't want to fund unproven drugs - but how can you prove drugs work unless somebody tries them?

Far from being evil, sweatshops are a blessing for impoverished peasants - they're a huge step up for them.

AIG's troubles are not entirely their fault; paying the bonuses is actually in the taxpayers' best interest.

The taxpayers profit not only from paying the AIG bonuses, but from hoping that they're even bigger next year.