Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Evil Party/Stupid Party, 1924

     (Found here.) Hoosier-born radio commentator Elmer Davis, in 1924: "The only visible difference of any sort is that the Republican party seems to contain a slightly higher percentage of crooks, and the Democratic party of fools."

     The fool/crook balance tips this way and that but the upshot remains the same: we're governed by the evil and the stupid. And if we don't like 'em, we can replace them with the stupid and the evil!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thats why we need someone like Dr Carson. A non political,intelligent,common sense President would be a breath of fresh air to this stagnate Republic

Old NFO said...

Isn't THAT the damn truth... sigh

Dave H said...

A "non political, intelligent, common sense President"? There's no way he'd ever get elected. The road to the White House is jealously guarded by people with a huge interest in maintaining the status quo.

Roberta X said...

Hand that man a cigar!

Fuzzy Curmudgeon said...

Eh, I dunno. My take is more like RAH's:

“Reform politicians not only tend to be dishonest but stupidly dishonest—whereas the business politician is honest.”

“I don’t see that Lazarus. History seems to show—”

“Use your head, Ira. I don’t mean that a business politician won’t steal; stealing is his business. But all politicians are nonproductive. The only commodity any politician has to offer is jawbone.”

Jeffro said...

Some things are eternal.....