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Arrogant Politician Quote of the Month

"There ain't no rules here, we're trying to accomplish something ... All this talk about rules ... When the deal goes down ... we make 'em up as we go along."

-- Democrat Congressman Alcee Hastings, former federal judge, impeached for perjury and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Sane Political Quote of the Month

Heritage health policy analyst Bob Moffitt:

"The Obama health-care law "builds" on the Heritage health reform model only in the sense that, say, a double-quarter-pounder with cheese "builds" on the idea of a garden salad. Both have lettuce and tomato and may be called food, but the similarities end there."

The Preamble

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

The Preamble explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States.

As recently heard on a "reality" TV show:

"We have to - like - THINK ... and use our brains, ya know?"

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