Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2008-10-01 Oct 1, 2008Under every stone lurks a politician.~ AristophanesNow I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.~ Bob EdwardsWhat this country needs are more unemployed politicians.~ Edward Langley Sep 30, 2008There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.~ Bertrand RussellThe mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.~ P. J. O'RourkeIt is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.~ Thomas Wolfe Sep 29, 2008The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and time again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club.~ Dave BarryThe government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office.~ H. L. MenckenNow and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.~ Kin Hubbard Sep 26, 2008The reduction of political discourse to sound bites is one of the worst things that’s happened in American political life.~ John SilberAssuming that either the left wing or the right wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.~ Pat PaulsenYou won't find average Americans on the left or on the right. You'll find them at Kmart.~ Zell Miller Sep 25, 2008Whatever it is the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government do it to somebody else.~ P. J. O'RourkePolitics is the art of looking for trouble,finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. ~ Ernest BennPolitics is the skilled use of blunt objects.~ Lester B. Pearson Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print