While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old farmer, whose hand was caught in the squeeze gate while working cattle, the Doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to politicians and their role as our leaders.
The old rancher said, “Well, you know, most politicians are ‘Post Turtles.’ ”
Not being familiar with the term, the Doctor asked him, what a ‘post turtle’ was.
The old rancher said, “When you’re driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a post turtle.”
The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the Doctor’s face so he continued to explain.
“You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he doesn’t belong up there, he doesn’t know what to do while he’s up there, he’s elevated beyond his ability to function, and you just wonder what kind of dumb arse put him up there to begin with.”
Best explanation I’ve heard yet.
A leader is a dealer in hope. - Napoleon Bonaparte
There is no gambling like politics. - Benjamin Disraeli
In politics the middle way is none at all. - John Adams
Man is not free unless government is limited. - Ronald Reagan
Every country has the government it deserves. - Joseph de Maistre
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. - Henry Brooks Adams
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison
Sudafed: Brought litigation against a government official - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
I'm in the turtle's race. My journey is a marathon. - Omari Hardwick
In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours. - Willie Brown
War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. - Ross Perot
The best leaders not only develop us, they advocate our future. - Michael Dooley
Leaders have the courage to make unpopular decisions and gut calls. - Jack Welch
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought. - Simon Cameron
Stories are the single most powerful weapon in a leader's arsenal. - Howard Gardner
Every woman dreams of her own political career and her own place in life. - Raisa M. Gorbachev
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers
Government of the people, by the people, and for the pursuit of happiness. - Archie Bunker
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger
Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help. - Alex Haley
No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power. - Jacob Bronowski
Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one. - Herbert C Hoover
As a leader your every action has a consequence. Make sure it is one you intend. - Katherine Bryant
Great leaders don't set out to be leaders. They set out to make a difference. - Jeremy Bravo
Personally, I'm against political jokes. Too often they get elected to office. - Henny Youngman
Leaders are people who do the right things; managers are people who do things right. - Warren G. Bennis
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher
That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves. - Thomas Jefferson
The best leaders incentivize, inspire and empower their teams to be creative and innovative. - Michael Bloomberg
Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion for living it. - Tom Robbins
Leaders become great not because of their power but because of their ability to empower others. - John Maxwell
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. - Unknown
Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths. - John Zenger
The leader's job is to see the best in human beings who have never caught sight of the best within themselves. - Robin Sharma
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. - Ronald Reagan
A bad leader can take a good staff and destroy it, causing the best employees to flee, and the remainder to lose all motivation. - Unknown
Doing well with blogging is not about writing one key post, it is about performing day after day and helping a few people at a time. - Aaron Wall
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Being in politics is like being a football coach; you have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important. - Eugene McCarthy
Our ancestors believed in magic, prayers, trickery, browbeating and bullying. I think it would be fair to sum that up as 'Irish politics'. - Flann O'Brien
There is no gambling like politics. - Benjamin Disraeli
In politics the middle way is none at all. - John Adams
Man is not free unless government is limited. - Ronald Reagan
Every country has the government it deserves. - Joseph de Maistre
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. - Henry Brooks Adams
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison
Sudafed: Brought litigation against a government official - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
I'm in the turtle's race. My journey is a marathon. - Omari Hardwick
In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours. - Willie Brown
War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. - Ross Perot
The best leaders not only develop us, they advocate our future. - Michael Dooley
Leaders have the courage to make unpopular decisions and gut calls. - Jack Welch
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought. - Simon Cameron
Stories are the single most powerful weapon in a leader's arsenal. - Howard Gardner
Every woman dreams of her own political career and her own place in life. - Raisa M. Gorbachev
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers
Government of the people, by the people, and for the pursuit of happiness. - Archie Bunker
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger
Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help. - Alex Haley
No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power. - Jacob Bronowski
Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one. - Herbert C Hoover
As a leader your every action has a consequence. Make sure it is one you intend. - Katherine Bryant
Great leaders don't set out to be leaders. They set out to make a difference. - Jeremy Bravo
Personally, I'm against political jokes. Too often they get elected to office. - Henny Youngman
Leaders are people who do the right things; managers are people who do things right. - Warren G. Bennis
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher
That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves. - Thomas Jefferson
The best leaders incentivize, inspire and empower their teams to be creative and innovative. - Michael Bloomberg
Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion for living it. - Tom Robbins
Leaders become great not because of their power but because of their ability to empower others. - John Maxwell
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. - Unknown
Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths. - John Zenger
The leader's job is to see the best in human beings who have never caught sight of the best within themselves. - Robin Sharma
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. - Ronald Reagan
A bad leader can take a good staff and destroy it, causing the best employees to flee, and the remainder to lose all motivation. - Unknown
Doing well with blogging is not about writing one key post, it is about performing day after day and helping a few people at a time. - Aaron Wall
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Being in politics is like being a football coach; you have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important. - Eugene McCarthy
Our ancestors believed in magic, prayers, trickery, browbeating and bullying. I think it would be fair to sum that up as 'Irish politics'. - Flann O'Brien
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