“The political spirit is the great force in throwing the love of truth and accurate reasoning into a secondary place.” ReasonTruthPoliticalSpiritPoliticsForcePowerReasoningHypocrisyThrowingAccurate Author:John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
“If I was to really get at the burr in my saddle, it's not politics - and this is, I think, probably a horrible analogy - but I look at politicians as they are doing what inherently they need to do to retain power. Their job is to consolidate power. When you go to the zoo and you see a monkey throwing poop, you go, 'That's what monkeys do, what are you gonna do?' But what I wish the media would do more frequently is say, 'Bad monkey.'” IfsThinkingNeedsLooksJobsPoliticsWishMediaPoliticianHorribleThrowingMonkeysAnalogiesZoosPoopSaddlesBurrs Author:Jon Stewart