You really got it, mrthrax.
And I quote from P.J. O'Rourke's treatise on government, Parliament of Whores:
"How come," I asked Andy, "whenever something upsets the Left, you see immediate marches and parades and rallies with signs already printed and rhyming slogans already composed, whereas whenever something upsets the Right*, you see two members of the Youn Americans for Freedom waving a six-inch American flag?"
"We have jobs," said Andy.
*I am not actually claiming to be of the "Right."
By the way, mrthrax, when I visited Congressman Ron Paul's office back in January, I saw the mailbox on his desk had a sticker that said "Don't steal. The government hates competition."