Water water everywhere, not a (bottled) drop to drink

In Concord, the good liberal voters have outlawed bottled water.

Instead of campaigning for recycling, or campaigning to convince people to stop buying bottled water, Concord has voted to extend the hand of big-brother government to restrict what should be an individual decision. Is bottled water safer than tap water? I’ll make that call myself, thank you very much.

I would guess that the restriction will be challenged in court and Concord taxpayers are fine with footing the legal costs of making such a statement. It certainly should be a consideration of anybody deciding whether to purchase a house in Concord: “should I live in Concord and be forced to drink tap water and pay higher taxes for the legal fight, or should I move to Carlisle and get to chose what I drink?”. Seems to me the housing values in Concord should adjust downward to reflect the added expenses and restrictions to personal freedoms. But perhaps Concord is simply trying to attract people from Cambridge.

The move by Concord liberals to dictate drinking choices reminds me of the following comparison of liberals and conservatives:

If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his enemy.
A liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look good.

If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.

If a black man or Hispanic is conservative, they see themselves as independently successful.
Their liberal counterparts see themselves as victims in need of government protection.

If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.

If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don’t like be shut down.

If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it’s a foreign religion, of course!)

If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.

A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.

If a conservative slips and falls in a store, he gets up, laughs and is embarrassed.

If a liberal slips and falls, he grabs his neck, moans like he's in labor and then sues.

If a conservative reads this, he’ll have a good laugh.

A liberal will delete it because he's "offended".