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• As smart as a politician/lawyer is honest.
• What's worse then a politician is a child molester.
• The only way for a reporter to look at a politician is down. -- H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)
• The only way a reporter should look at a politician is down. KENT
• The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool.
  With the grand opportunities all around for a man with political pull, there's no excuse for stealin' a cent....
• Bureaucrat, n.: A politician who has tenure.
• bureaucrat, n: A politician who has tenure.