If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.<\/span> Apolitical Aphorisms If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.~Jay Leno~The problem with political jokes is they get elected.~Henry Cate, VII~We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office~Aesop~If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union speeches, there wouldn’t … Continue reading Amen, to every one of them!<\/span>
~Jay Leno~<\/span>
The problem with political jokes is they get elected.<\/span>
~Henry Cate, VII~<\/span>
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office<\/span>
~Aesop~<\/span>
If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union speeches, there wouldn’t be any inducement to go to heaven.<\/span>
~Will Rogers~<\/span>
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.<\/span>
~Nikita Khrushchev~<\/span>
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it.<\/span>
~Clarence Darrow~<\/span>
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.<\/span>
~Author unknown~<\/span>
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.<\/span>
~John Quinton~<\/span>
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.<\/span>
~Oscar Ameringer~<\/span>
I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.<\/span>
~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952~<\/span>
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.<\/span>
~ Tex Guinan~<\/span>
I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.<\/span>
~Charles de Gaulle~<\/span>
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.<\/span>
~Doug Larson~<\/span>
There ought to be one day — just one — when there is open season on senators.<\/span>
~Will Rogers~<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"