Quotes of the day

There's never a problem so bad that a politician can't make worse.--Unattributed

So the way to persuade Members who claim to oppose a "bailout" is apparently to increase the cost of that bailout. And the same Members denouncing bankers who took reckless risks are delighted about a measure that will encourage bankers to take more such risks. Your Congress at work.--WSJ Editorial Board

The opposite of 'pro' is 'con'. The opposite of 'progress' is 'Congress'.--Will Rogers

He also loses credibility by sheer fact that he is Bill Maher—an ardently liberal, slightly greasy elitist with a penchant for condescension. Maher doesn't help break the "out of touch liberal" stereotype when he smokes pot on camera, for instance. And on Larry King Live in August, Maher exposed his amoral approach to life when he defended John Edwards' extramarital affair, saying, "people like new; you can't stop human nature." This "anything goes" view of adultery is doubtless not an opinion many people share with Maher.--Brett McCracken

THE WAY things are is not the way things have to be.--Emmanual Katongole & Chris Rice