Anyone who describes himself as a "progressive," an amorphous, feel-good term usually brandished by people who yearn for greater governmental control (i.e., regressive).
Anyone who describes himself as a "moderate," as if hewing to no principles and compromising on everything were something to be proud of.
People who are actually persuaded by campaign ads and stump speeches. Show me each candidate's beliefs and proposals on a sheet of paper, and I can immediately decide which candidate (if any) is worthy of my vote.
Entitled pedestrians, especially the ones who stroll into the street where there is no crosswalk and act huffy if traffic doesn't come to a screeching halt.
People who thoughtlessly open their car doors and ding the cars parked next to them.
Drawing a consistent string of lousy letters in Scrabble.
Plaintiffs who act shocked that I am contesting liability and will not just roll over to discuss damages.
People who curse in mixed company, especially when children are around (not so much women, who often are the ones cursing).
Another celebrity divorce that infests the news cycle for several weeks.
Another celebrity checking into rehab for alcoholism, drug addiction, sex addiction, anorexia, or any number of other self-inflicted pathologies.
Whenever anyone describes the President as "our commander-in-chief." No, he's the commander-in-chief of the federal armed forces, not of me.
The fact that Republicans want small government at home rather than abroad; that Democrats want small government abroad rather than at home; that neither side grasps the inherent contradiction in its views; and that both sides compromise by agreeing on big government everywhere.
Anyone who describes himself as a "moderate," as if hewing to no principles and compromising on everything were something to be proud of.
People who are actually persuaded by campaign ads and stump speeches. Show me each candidate's beliefs and proposals on a sheet of paper, and I can immediately decide which candidate (if any) is worthy of my vote.
Entitled pedestrians, especially the ones who stroll into the street where there is no crosswalk and act huffy if traffic doesn't come to a screeching halt.
People who thoughtlessly open their car doors and ding the cars parked next to them.
Drawing a consistent string of lousy letters in Scrabble.
Plaintiffs who act shocked that I am contesting liability and will not just roll over to discuss damages.
People who curse in mixed company, especially when children are around (not so much women, who often are the ones cursing).
Another celebrity divorce that infests the news cycle for several weeks.
Another celebrity checking into rehab for alcoholism, drug addiction, sex addiction, anorexia, or any number of other self-inflicted pathologies.
Whenever anyone describes the President as "our commander-in-chief." No, he's the commander-in-chief of the federal armed forces, not of me.
The fact that Republicans want small government at home rather than abroad; that Democrats want small government abroad rather than at home; that neither side grasps the inherent contradiction in its views; and that both sides compromise by agreeing on big government everywhere.
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