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 acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go
to heaven. ~ Will Rogers
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~ Plato
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
If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.~ Jay Leno
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, campaign speech, 1952
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. ~ Texas Guinan
Any
American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. ~ Gore Vidal
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
Don't vote, it only encourages them. ~ Author
Unknown
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators. ~ Will Rogers