"Politicians are dumb, but they can count..." - Quote by Will Rogers

“Common sense ain't common.”

“The "Ways & Means Committee" is a committee that's supposed to find the Ways to divide up the Means.”

“They used to take your horse and if they were caught they got hung for it. Now they take your car, and if they are caught it's a miracle.”

“And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.”

“A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against them.”

“The question is, why are politicians so eager to be president? What is it about the job that makes it worth revealing, on national television, that you have the ethical standards of a slime-coated piece of industrial waste?”

“As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.”

“If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.”

“The party of Kennedy is also the party of Eastland. The party of Javits is also the party of Goldwater.”