Maybe We Could All Stop Frothing at the Mouth for a Minute...

Magician and noted libertarian, Penn Jillette on mistrusting the government:

Most of it frankly, is standard libertarian boilerplate. Frankly, it's the sort of thing that appeals to me but I appreciate that it may not appeal to all.

The end however is notable and important to emphasize: There simply aren't that many bad people. Sure, there might be plenty of people that you disagree with, but the idea that Obama and Bush the Younger are both stealth Hitlers despite their radically divergent view points is completely false. They're both people who tried or are trying to do their best. We may disagree with them, vociferously at times, but we need to back away from the meaningless partisan rage we seem to be infected with of late.