U.S. Congress
On the eve of the likely shutdown of the United States government, I offer some thoughts on the noble men and women of the House of Reprehensibles. . . I mean, Representatives. . . making this all possible, perspectives from a mind far greater than my own:
“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”
“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.”
“There is no distinctly American criminal class – except Congress.”
“Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Congressman can.”
As you may know or have suspected, these pearls of wisdom come from Mark Twain, the greatest writer this nation has ever produced. But there may be another perspective on the current situation, and it was uttered long before there even was an American congress.
