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Every time I hear some big-government cheerleader breathlessly sobbing about how the government must solve everyone's ills, I think of that single, brilliant line from George Orwell's classic illustration of socialism, "Animal Farm"...All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

Government has nothing, save what it takes from those who produce. To give more to those who do not produce, it must take more from those that do, and on and on and on, until the only ones left are those who are strong enough and smart enough to carry everyone else. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need"... could Ayn Rand have hit it more out of the park in predicting what liberalism would have in store for us?

America was created by people that wanted individual freedom. Not just the Bill of Rights, but freedom from government. FDR started us down the road and LBJ moved us along. Only Reagan was able to reverse the movement toward state power. Unfortunately, too many Americans expect government to take care of them. It is like the government owes them something.

I am a lawyer for the military. Several years ago, I worked in the Pentagon and we had law student interns that worked in our office. I remember one of my colleagues reminding some of the interns that if they did not find a job right out of law school that they could collect unemployment. I spoke up. For lawyers that would within a few years be making six figure incomes, I considered it a matter of pride and personal honor NOT to seek a handout like unemployment. I indicated that I would work at McDonald's before I would take unemployment. After it was over one of the interns came to me and said he was proud that I spoke up, and he agreed. Too many people, even middle class people have such an attitude.