the Daily Whale - 25 September 1991

In a big building, often the same pipes that carry hot water for winter heating also carry cold water for summer air conditioning. They can’t heat and cool at the same time. In a big government, the same channels of control are used by conservative and liberal administrations.

The difference is that buildings are heated when it’s cold out and cooled when it’s hot, to keep people comfortable. Governments, on the other hand, are conservative when it’s conservative out and liberal when it’s liberal.