POLITICS

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.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

Good leaders are like baseball umpires; they go practically unnoticed when doing their jobs right.

We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in.

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that"s out always looks the best.

During a campaign the air is full of speeches - and vice versa.

I don"t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.