Subject: Government (Page 46)

Congress: A place where there are too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen – and not enough U.S. Congressmen.

Carter Plans Swell Deficit

It's not that I disagree with Bush's economic policy or his foreign policy, it's that I believe he was a child of Satan sent here to destroy the planet Earth.

(1961 – 1994) comedian

A good many people feel that our present draft laws are unjust; these people are called soldiers

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

A man with both feet planted firmly in the air.

(1882 – 1945) 32nd U.S. president

A taxpayer is someone who does not have to take a civil service exam in order to work for the government.

It's our fault… we should have given him better parts.

(1892 – 1978) Canadian-American film producer (Warner Brothers)

About one-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.

As one gets older, litigation replaces sex.

(1925 – 2012) author, playwright, essayist & screenwriter

Why should we tell kidnappers, murderers, and embezzlers their rights? … if they don’t know their rights, they shouldn’t be in the business.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

A sure sign of bureaucracy is when the first person who answers the phone can’t help you.

Taxes: A funding method which allows people to test their powers of deduction.

The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Shyster: The other fellow’s lawyer.

I would think the squad car cop is to the cop on a bike as the sketch artist is to the etch-a-sketch artist.

(1969 – ) American stand-up comedian

A dollar saved is a quarter earned.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

A lawyer is someone who writes a 40-page document and calls it a brief!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

The two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change.

(1973 – ) animator, writer, actor & producer

The more zeros found in the price tag for a government program, the less Congressional scrutiny it will receive.

Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

(1850 – 1894) Scottish novelist, poet, essayist & travel writer