Some truths that politicians say

 

Aphorisms of Alfred E Neuman of the Mad comic strip are legion. Some of them are given below: 

 "Medical insurance is what allows people to be ill at ease!"

"How come stealing from one book is plagiarism, but stealing from many is research?"

"Who says nothing is impossible? Some people do it every day!"

"America is still a land of promise, especially during a political campaign."

"Most people are too lazy to open the door when opportunity knocks!"

"Elections are when people find out what politicians stand for and politicians find out what people will fall for."

"These days, the only time politicians tell the truth is when they call each other a liar."

The last of the quoted aphorisms - These days, the only time politicians tell the truth is when they call each other a liar - may not be entirely true.

I'll stick out my neck and say, the other times when politicians are telling the truth is when they say, 'I'm a liar'. If such an utterance were not true, then politicians would be truthful all the time.