Friday, December 03, 2010

Some Things Never Change: Politician Edition

In the middle of a PJB essay we find this:

...the [Spanish] minister had said of McKinley that he is "weak, and a bidder for the admiration of the crowd, besides being a ... politician who tries to leave a door open behind himself while keeping on good terms with the jingoes of his party."

The description of virtually every 20th/21st-Century President.

1 comment:

commoncents said...

NICE POST!
Glad I found your blog!!

Steve
Common Cents
http://www.commoncts.blogspot.com