I love big government, except when it inconveniences me.

We all know the sort of shotgun statists and laser-beam libertarians who call for greater government control over everyone else's life, as long as they themselves get an exemption. We know about those who take a conveniently selective approach to reproductive autonomy or to freedom of association. Now, acquaintances of mine sing the praises of the Affordable Care Act, up to but not including the parts of Obamacare that inconvenience them personally.