THE LEFT, THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT, AND THE POOR: "[I]t seems pretty fair to me to suggest that [liberals] should put their money where their mouth is, instead of demonstrating their 'compassion' largely through a willingness to redistribute other people’s money." Skim through the comments as well; Instapundit readers are enthusiastically 'punching back twice as hard'.

And finally, click through to Megan McArdle's complete post.