The Conservative Philosophy in Two Sentences

Every once in a while, one of the conservative gasbags will accidentally slip up and tell the honest truth about the conservative philosophy. Observe Powerline:

"Personally, if I had a choice between giving a dollar to an oil company and giving it to the government, I'd rather give it to the oil company. There's at least some chance they'll use it to drill for oil."

Sure, there's some chance they'll use it to drill for oil. On the other hand, there's at least some chance the government will spend that dollar on health insurance for the poor, student financial aid for rapidly increasing education costs, or levees to protect a vulnerable city, you myopic asshole.