See, it's the consistency I admire.

alicublog:

"SHORTER CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT 1994:

'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you.'

HAW HAW HAW! AW HAW HAW HAW HAW! Thassa good one! Yee-haaa!

SHORTER CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT 2005:

'I'm from the government, and I'm here to spy on you and perhaps indefinitely detain you without charges.'

That sounds reasonable."