"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself."
-- Mark Twain

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
-- Ronald Reagan (1986)

So I said to him, "Barack, I know Abe Lincoln, and you ain't no Abe Lincoln."