It must be nice to remind people of the word of Jesus, even as you seek to shun the poor and the destitute.
It must be nice to speak of Jesus' love, even as you seek to bar homosexuals from the rights and privileges they deserve.
It must be nice to complain about the "tyranny of the government," when no one is knocking on your door or taking one single gun from you.
It must be nice to shout about "taxation without representation," when you elect the same representatives again and again, who spend your tax money with little regard for your feelings.
It must be nice to cast aspersions on and make claims of malfeasance about someone, while hiding behind the First Amendment.
It must be nice to appreciate your freedom, even as you are giving it away.
It must be nice to speak of the principles of fairness and justice in a free society, even as you seek to deprive that society's enemies of the same fairness and justice.
It must be nice to claim you are following the "will of the people," even as you are subverting that will to your own ends.
It must be nice to talk about family values, even as you are cheating on your wife.
It must be nice to speak of how you are being persecuted by the "liberal" media, even as you use that media to peddle your book.
It must be nice to share the secrets of becoming wealthy, even as you are bilking others out of their wealth to make yours.
It must be nice to disparage the President of the United States, after spending years telling people they should not do so.
It must be nice to claim you represent the "true faith," even when your version bears little resemblance to the faith you claim to follow.
It must be nice to send others to die as martyrs, while you sit in your home with your family and live another day.
It must be nice to complain about the burden of your taxes, even as you make billions off the sweat of other people's brows.
It must be nice.
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