"Politics is not the art of the possible.
It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable."
by:
John Kenneth Galbraith
(1908-2006) Canadian-born economist, Harvard professor
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What a pleasant thought!
 -- john-douglas, nassau     
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    Today it may be true but one can live in hope..
     -- Robert, Sarasota     
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    Politicians should never vote for anything which removes a freedom or takes money of their voters.
     -- Joe, Rochester, MI     
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    It can be; or it can be a representative's desire to best secure his sovereign's rights.
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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     -- Frances, Bowie      
    Too true.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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    Hog-wash... bad politics may be, King George W's politics may be, the GOP of the 90's politics may be, but this does not mean that all are... politics is no more or less than what the players choose to make of it... and we are a part of that play...
     -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US     
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    Exactly right.
     -- jim k, austin tx     
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    No GOP president was elected in the 90's Reston.
     -- cal, lewisville, tx     
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