Wow! That was some Presidential Political Primary on Tuesday.
Told Granddaughter recently that this was turning into an historical presidential primary. Sadly, and apparently, that is correct, or so say the political pundits on TV.
The process from the beginning has fascinated me, and many others it turns out. I’ve been watching every move, and the media reports on every move, of our presidential candidates. Don’t get me wrong. Not pushing for any one candidate here, just reporting on observations. In the U.S. of A. we get to talk about government, and the people who conduct it, as much as we want.
And, if we want to, we can do so with sarcasm.
Been collecting those kinds of comments lately. So if you enjoy sarcastic political humor, read on.
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
“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.” Nikita Khrushchev
“When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.” Clarence Darrow
“Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.” Author unknown
“Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.” John Quinton
“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.” Oscar Ameringer
“I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.” Adlai Stevenson
“A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.” Tex Guinan
“I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.” Charles de Gaulle
“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” Doug Larson
And then there are the political comments made by one of our own, and which are priceless! Hear the wisdom of Will Rogers.
“There ought to be one day -- just one -- when there is open season on Congressmen.”
“I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.”
“On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what I does.:
“That’s the trouble with a politician’s life. Somebody is always interrupting it with an election.”
“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.”
“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.”
“Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.”
“A fool and his money are soon elected.”
“The Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.”
Thank you Mr. Rogers.
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