I see that the U.S.ians are already talking about the 2016 election, three years and seven months before it happens.
Well, Wolf Blitzer is at any rate. (Will Hillary or won’t she? Who is left for the Republicans to offend? What will Obama’s legacy be? That kind of thing.)
That gets me thinking about politics. I have discovered through ex-tensive research that politicians don’t always mean what they say. Yes, it’s true.
Here are some examples of what they say (and what they mean).
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Thanks for coming out. (You are leaving soon, aren’t you?)
It’ll all come out in the wash. (Clean but shrunken.)
What goes around, comes around. (Until the batteries wear out.)
I see your point. (Your silly, wrongheaded, stupid point.)
We’ll have to see how that impacts on the other parameters. (Wish I knew what a parameter was.)
There’s an exception to every rule. (And an exception to every exception.)
I hope you believe me when I say this. (And ignore the last time I lied to you.)
Our education system/Medicare system/sewer system/road system/legal system is a shambles. (And I don’t know what to do about it.)
As Tommy Douglas/Winston Churchill/Cicero once said … (Oh, I wish I had a brain and could think of clever things to say on my own.)
Let me say this about that. (Warning! Impenetrable monologue on the way.)
Merry Christmas. (Don’t forget to vote for me.)
Two wrongs don’t make a right. (Unless you’ve got a good speechwriter.)
Ha ha ha ha ha ha. (I don’t find that funny.)
No more taxes. (The same taxes at a higher rate.)
I’ll get back to you. (Let me out of here.)
I hear what you’re saying. (But I can’t believe we share the same planet.)
