Something P. J. O’Rourke Said

We lost Patrick Jake (P. J.) O'Rourke in February of this year.   I found Mr. O’Rourke exceptionally funny.   That’s actually a pretty good trick considering I normally find political satirists (his main gig) pretty dull.  Moreover, he never lost his edge and he never became nasty to those with differing views.

Here are four P. J. O’Rourke quotes:

—The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.

—Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.

—Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

—The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year's Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you're married to.

—Mitchell Hegman