O'Rourke; Not An Election, A Restraining Order

Weekly Standard ^ | October 25, 2010 | P. J. O'Rourke

[CDB]

Thanks, HC. PJ’s essay is a great read—especially after listening to Barky’s “punish our ENEMIES” speech that was aired and parsed this morning on the Rush Limbaugh Program.

[greyfoxx39]

Political ping.

[Psalm 144]

He wrote an essay in 1993 which I had tacked up on my wall when I was working for the longest time. When I was out of the office, someone lifted it.

I am unable to find the thing, and I get mad every time I think about it.

I think its been scrubbed.
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If you can outline the gist of it, I would wager that someone here will be able to find it for you before the day is over.

[HonestConservative]

I have tried for a long time, and a similar one comes forward, but not the one I remember. I am sure about this, since it was posted in front of me for years.

It was published in the WSJ in 1993.

[Psalm 144]

Have you contacted PJ or the WSJ? I ask because I understand how frustrating it is to lose such data, and how hard it can be to recover.

[HonestConservative]

Yep. I give up.

My favorite line is NOT the one most people think of from the time;

“(getting) Lawyers to run health care is like asking the plumber to mow the lawn.”

[Psalm 144]

Sorry.

:-(

Don’t get me wrong, I love the internet, CDs, downloads and all that good stuff, but the only proper way to live is in a high and towering barricaded of stacked books and cartons of documents. There is nothing quite like hard copy, and being able to put your hands on the paper.

[smoothsailing]

Health care is too expensive, so the Clinton administration is putting a high-powered corporate lawyer in charge of making it cheaper. (This is what I always do when I want to spend less money — hire a lawyer from Yale.) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free.

-PJ O'Rourke
The Liberty Manifesto (1993)

[HonestConservative]

thanks, smooth, great quote, and the one I am aware of, But the article that I am looking for is still missing.

[drew]

I saw him at an appearance for his new book a few weeks ago. He looks good, and I had a chance to talk to him. He said he's at his two-year mark since he was treated for cancer, and the prognosis is good. I told him when I heard he had cancer I couldn't believe it because “P.J. is supposed to be indestructible.” He said, “Yeah, that's what I thought!”

[dfwgator]

That’s great to hear, thanks for the update. PJ is one of the reasons I am a conservative.