Michael Kinsley Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.”

“In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger, named Ted Kennedy.”

“Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century.”

“The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out federal laws wholesale on commerce clause grounds. The court once again said no thanks.”

“Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism.”

“The 'takings' clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.”

“Almost any government activity can also be seen as taking property 'without just compensation.' The basic model of an unconstitutional 'taking' would be if the government threw you out of your house.”

“If sexual intercourse, as the poets tell us, began in 1963, it was another decade and a half before the American political system began to take notice.”

“In recurring episodes over the next couple of decades, the minority view gradually won. A profusion of factors differentiates each case from the others, including naked partisanship on both sides, but the trend has been clear.”