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Quotes of Interest...

Let us keep our minds open by all means, as long as that means keeping our sense of perspective and seeking an understanding of the forces which mould the world. But don’t keep your minds so open that your brains fall out! There are still things in this world which are true and things which are false; acts which are right and acts which are wrong, even if there are statesmen who hide their designs under the cloak of high-sounding phrases.
 
-Walter Kotschnig
 
I love John Kennedy's one liners to prove a point=the La senator, he's always quotable in every interview. Here's one that made me LOL.
 

Sen. Kennedy from Louisiana: "You can spend all day teaching a goat how to climb a tree, but you're better off hiring a squirrel in the first place."


10:18 AM - 24 Jan 2019
 
The rest of the story.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) tried to take up legislation to pay the Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
 
Schumer blocked the request after first asking if Kennedy would modify his request to instead reopen the quarter of the government currently closed. 
 
"President Trump is responsible not only for thousands of Coast Guard personnel not getting paid but hundreds of thousands of other federal employees also not getting paid," Schumer said.
 
Kennedy said he would not modify his legislation because it would then be vetoed by Trump. 
 
"It will be a futile, useless exercise. Now, we can go through it if you want to. You can spend all day trying to teach a goat how to climb a tree, but you're better off hiring a squirrel," said Kennedy, who is known for his colorful colloquialisms. 

 
 
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