Quotes of the Day

National Review's Jonah Goldberg, quoted by John Hawkins in his Townhall column:

People ask, “Why is there poverty in the world?” It’s a silly question. Poverty is the default human condition. It is the factory preset of this mortal coil.

Liberals are uncomfortable with the topic of patriotism because their core philosophical impulses are to make America a different country than it is.

Hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.