Commercials on television are similar to sex and taxes; the more talk there is about them, the less likely they are to be curbed. |
I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half |
In a Republican district I was a Republican. In a Democratic district I was a Democrat. And in a doubtful district, I was Doubtful. But I was always for Erie. |
In a Republican district I was a Republican. In a Democratic district I was a Democrat. And in a doubtful district, I was Doubtful. But I was always for Erie. |
It's like being called up in the draft. The peculiar joy of hemorrhaging without bleeding starts when the evil little red light glows on the monstrous camera. |
One does not allow the plumbers to decide the temperature, depth and timing of a bath. |
There is something supremely reassuring about television; the worst is always yet to come. |
They've just gone berserk. It's in the public interest to know where these large amounts of money are coming from. |
This idea that privilege comes with position is something that's terribly antiquated and doesn't belong in a democracy. These are elected officials who chose to serve the public, and the idea of serving the public doesn't include taking gifts from someone who obviously wants something in return. |