Obama Democracy Forum will convene to focus on tools for bipartisan dialogue

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18. This is getting ridiculous!

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. "

In addition to The Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and The Bill of Rights, every Democrat's office should have the following posted near the door so they can read it every day, and their interns should move it periodically, so the Congressmember doesn't begin to overlook it...

A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting it, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that it would drown if it killed the frog in the middle of the river. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion. Midway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog anyway, dooming them both. The dying frog asks the scorpion why it stung despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: "I am sorry, but I couldn't help myself. It's my character."