Old Sayings; New Subjects

1)(on Politics)If the grass is always greener under the septic tank; shouldn't Washington, D.C. have the greenest grass on the planet?

2)(on Healthcare Reform) If a man were asking the public to donate money for his hospital bills; why would he be against reforming healthcare?*

3)(on Wall Street)If a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush; why do we have speculators?

4)(on Blue Dogs) You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (Or get him out of the way so that others can drink.)**

5)(on Politicians) An open foe may prove a curse but a pretended friend is worse. - Ben Franklin (1706-1790)

6)(on Life) As the spokes of a wheel are attached to the hub, so all things are attached to life.- Sanskrit

7)(on the Drug War) Avoid a cure that is worse than the disease. - Aesop (c.620-560 BC)***

8)(on The Party of No) An empty barrel makes the most noise. - Russian Proverb

9)(on H.R. 3200) Froth is not beer. - Dutch (on appearance on reality)

10)(on Marriage) Every pot will find its lid.- Yiddish

11)(on Insurance Company Lobbyists and Politicians) He that pays the piper, calls the tune. -
unknown**

12)(on Wealth and Poverty) If the rich could hire people to die for them, the poor could make a nice living. - Yiddish

13)(on Justice) Laws catch flies but let hornets go free.- Scottish

14) (on Attitude) Nothing is easy to the unwilling. - Gaelic

15)(on Life and Death) The rain falls on every roof. - African Proverb

16)(on Generosity) The strong should help the weak so that the lives of both shall be made easier. - Aesop (c.620-560 BC)

17)(on Ambition) There is no eel so small but it hopes to become a whale. - German

18)(on Hope) Where there's life, there's hope. - Theocritus (c.270 BC)

19)(on Basic Truths) You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo tube. - Japanese

20)(on Trying Something New) Go for it! - American



*http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/10/gladney-uninsured/
**http://www.reformer.com/opinion/ci_12986820
***http://www.mpp.org/victims/
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