“[T]ake the war on drugs. The average American says, "The war on drugs has been beneficial." The rest of us see reality. This war has destroyed thousands of Americans. It is also a pretext for government agents to rob innocent people in airports and on the highways - they seize and confiscate large amounts of cash and say to their victims: "Sue us if you don't like it." And more and more judges, politicians, intelligence agents, and law-enforcement officers are on the take - as dependent on the drug-war largess as the drug lords themselves.” PeopleIfsHas BeensWarRealityGovernmentLawLordJudgingAmountPoliticianDrugVictimAverageInnocentDestroyedAgentsDependentOfficersCashLaw EnforcementEnforcementHighwaysAirportsBeneficialWar On DrugsPretext Author:Jacob G. Hornberger
“The average politician was crooked. That was my ambition, to be a crooked politician. I'd see them in these restaurants, and they'd all hold these conferences. I'd see politicians who were supposed to be on opposite sides of issues all together at one table.” TogetherSidesIssuesPoliticianAmbitionOppositesTablesAverageSupposed To BeRestaurantsConferencesCrookedMy AmbitionCrooked Politicians Author:Jack Kirby
“We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.” HomeRunningJudgingPoliticianBallsAverageStrikesScoreHome RunBattingCumulative Author:Jesse Jackson
“The average politician speaks out of both sides of their mouth. No matter if it's Canada or the United States. And it's all three levels of government here and all parties. They act one way in front of the people and they think people are stupid and they can blow smoke where the sun doesn't shine for these people. And people don't buy it anymore.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayMatterStatesGovernmentThreeSpeakSidesLevelsUnitedPartyUnited StatesSunFrontsStupidPoliticianMouthsShiningAverageBlowOne WaySmokeCanadaBoth SidesSpeaks Out Author:Doug Ford, Jr.
“In the course of his presidency, Obama has gone from an almost magical charismatic figure to an ordinary politician. Ordinary. Average.” CoursesGoneFiguresPoliticianOrdinaryAveragePresidencyCharismatic Author:Charles Krauthammer
“I'm your average Joe guy. I don't really care for politicians.” CareGuyPoliticianAverageAverage Joe Author:John Mellencamp
“When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.” YearsMayGovernmentActionChoicesThreePoliticianTaxesBenefitsRaisesAveragePrintFederal GovernmentRevenue Author:Ron Paul