“Like other magicians, Obama has chosen his distractions well. The insurance industry is currently his favorite distraction as scapegoats, after he has tried to demonize doctors without much success . . . . Obama even gets away with saying things like having a system to 'keep insurance companies honest' - and many people may not see the painful irony in politicians trying to keep other people honest.” PeopleTryingWellsMayCompanyHonestIndustryPoliticianDoctorsPainfulChosenIronyGet AwayDistractionMagicianScapegoatInsurance Companies Author:Thomas Sowell
“I'd rather be robbed by an armed highway man than the politicians and their bankers. A highway man gets away from you as fast as he can and lets you alone. The politician robs you and stands there and insists he did it for your own good.” MenPoliticianGet AwayHighwaysBankersAway From You Author:Raymond C. Hoiles
“Politicians will always spend every penny of tax raised and whatever else they can get away with.” PoliticianTaxesRaisedGet AwayPennies Author:Milton Friedman
“The fact that seasoned politicians can say such ridiculous things - and get away with it - illustrates the degree to which the new dogma... has swept through the left-of-centre governing classes.” FactsLeftClassEnvironmentPoliticianDegreesRidiculousGet AwayDogmaCentreGoverningRidiculous Things Author:Margaret Thatcher