Three contractors bid on the White House fence. One is from Chicago, another from Kentucky, and the third is from New Orleans.
All three go with a White House official to examine the fence.
The New Orleans contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.
“Well,” he says, “I figure the job will run about $9,000. That’s $4,000 for materials, $4,000 for my crew and $1,000 profit for me.”
The Kentucky contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, “I can do this job for $7,000. That’s $3,000 for materials, $3,000 for my crew and $1,000 profit for me.”
The Chicago contractor doesn’t measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, “$27,000.”
The official, incredulous, says, “You didn’t even measure like the other guys. How did you come up with such a high figure?”
The Chicago contractor whispers back, “$10,000 for me, $10,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Kentucky to fix the fence.”
“Done!” replies the government official.
And that, my friends, is how the Government Stimulus plan worked.
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It's a terrible shame that politics has become show business. - Sydney Pollack
I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent. - Edith Sitwell
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Government can't give us anything without depriving us of something else. - Henry Hazlitt
The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy. - Theodore White
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Do you know what White House correspondents call actors who pose as reporters? Anchors. - Jay Leno
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I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. - Woody Allen
What is the first part of politics? Education. The second? Education. And the third? Education. - Jules Michelet
Fence: 1. The difference between one yard and two yards; 2. Runs around the garden without moving. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Winning depends on where you put your priorities. It's usually best to put them over the fence. - Jason Giambi
Bob War: (Southern) A sharp, twisted cable. Usage: 'Boy, stay away from that bob war fence.' - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
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A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view. - Sophia Loren
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The nine most terrifying words in the English language are,
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Being in politics is like being a football coach; you have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important. - Eugene McCarthy
In politics, as in womanizing, failure is decisive. It sheds its retrospective gloom on earlier endeavor which at the time seemed full of promise. - Malcolm Muggeridge
Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments. - Isaac Asimov
All politics is applesauce. - Will Rogers
In politics nothing is contemptible. - Benjamin Disraeli
The gun is not out of Irish politics. - Ian Paisley
Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you. - Ralph Nader
Government is an endless pursuit of new ways to tax. - Unknown
The problem with political jokes is they get elected. - Henry Cate, VII
Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets. - Ronald Reagan
In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours. - Willie Brown
I don't go around signin' no political documentaries. - Archie Bunker
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston
World War II was the last government program that really worked. - George Will
It's a terrible shame that politics has become show business. - Sydney Pollack
I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent. - Edith Sitwell
Government of the people, by the people, and for the pursuit of happiness. - Archie Bunker
Government can't give us anything without depriving us of something else. - Henry Hazlitt
The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy. - Theodore White
Personally, I'm against political jokes. Too often they get elected to office. - Henny Youngman
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. - Tom Robbins
Do you know what White House correspondents call actors who pose as reporters? Anchors. - Jay Leno
Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence. - John Foster Dulles
I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. - Woody Allen
What is the first part of politics? Education. The second? Education. And the third? Education. - Jules Michelet
Fence: 1. The difference between one yard and two yards; 2. Runs around the garden without moving. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Winning depends on where you put your priorities. It's usually best to put them over the fence. - Jason Giambi
Bob War: (Southern) A sharp, twisted cable. Usage: 'Boy, stay away from that bob war fence.' - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. - Thomas Paine
A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view. - Sophia Loren
I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans. - Kin Hubbard
The truth is that whenever a fence is removed, it's wise to ask why it was put there in the first place. - Ravi Zacharias
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand. - Milton Friedman
Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. - Thurgood Marshall
What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? - Gilbert Highet
We're at a point in history where everyone needs to pay attention to politics. Too much is at stake for us to be apathetic. - Kevin Costner
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are,
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Being in politics is like being a football coach; you have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important. - Eugene McCarthy
In politics, as in womanizing, failure is decisive. It sheds its retrospective gloom on earlier endeavor which at the time seemed full of promise. - Malcolm Muggeridge
Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments. - Isaac Asimov
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