Political Wit: Quips and Quotes from the Back Benches and Beyond

Luckily, politicians are sometimes as good at raising a laugh as they are raising taxes

"A politician is a person who approaches every subject with an open mouth."  —Adlai Stevenson

"A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate."  —Eric Idle

"The game of politics is to make you afraid so that you don't think."  —Michelle Obama

"All I know is that I'm not a Marxist."  —Karl Marx

Whether wrestling with the great affairs of state or honing memorable sound bites for the modern media machine, the political class can produce some great gags and the occasional gaffe to make us all chuckle whatever side of the fence we are on.