In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in high school to teaching Remedial English in college.
There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are only consequences.
Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.
Politicians never accuse you of ‘greed’ for wanting other people’s money — only for wanting to keep your own money.
The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and time again that they have the management skills of celery. They’re the kind of people who’d stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn’t bother to stop because they’d want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club.