Pessimism is as American as apple pie-frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

Quote by George F Will

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This is what bipartisanship looks like; constant rubbish from both sides of the aisle.

This is what bipartisanship looks like; constant rubbish from both sides of the aisle.

Creative semantics is the key to contemporary government; it consists of talking in strange tongues...

Creative semantics is the key to contemporary government; it consists of talking in strange tongues...

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture...

American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture...

Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity...

Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity...

Revisiting the Revolutionary War is a bracing reminder that the fate of a continent, and...

Revisiting the Revolutionary War is a bracing reminder that the fate of a continent, and...

Actually, there is only one ''first question'' of government, and it is ''How should we...

Actually, there is only one ''first question'' of government, and it is ''How should we...

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson,...

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson,...

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst...

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst...

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.

The theory is that election to Congress is tantamount to being dispatched to Washington on...

The theory is that election to Congress is tantamount to being dispatched to Washington on...

World War II was the last government program that really worked.

World War II was the last government program that really worked.

Politicians employ speech writers as ventriloquists.

Politicians employ speech writers as ventriloquists.

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant

Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings.

Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings.

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy...

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy...

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read...

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read...

Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much...

Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much...

The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to...

The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to...

One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want...

One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want...