Dear Obama, Enough With The Voltaire!
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting really tired of this line frequently used by Obama and other pols: “America can’t afford to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”
Obama usually uses this Voltaire paraphrase as an excuse to disappoint progressives yet again.
The original Voltaire quote is “The perfect is the enemy of the good,” translated from the French, “Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.” (The literal translation actually should be, “The best is the enemy of the good.”)
This brings me to my latest double limerick:
Dear Obama, Enough With The Voltaire!
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There once was a guy named Voltaire,
A Frenchman whose wisdom pols share.
They say, “Perfect, though fine,
Is hardly divine
When it blocks the essential. So there!”
Dear Obama, this line is just guff —
An excuse for not doing enough.
So instead of excuses,
Fight right-wing abuses.
Voltaire is annoying. Hang tough!
Tags: Barack Obama, Excuses Humor, François-Marie Arouet, French Philosophers, Philosophy Satire, Progressives, Right-wing Abuses, Voltaire
Ignoring the folks for the Bourse:
For a White House so far off their course,
Philosophical Spam
“I think, thus I am”
Is putting Descartes ‘fore the horse
So now that their bluff has been called.
No wonder recovery’s stalled!
If wisdom were hair,
You’d think that they’d care
the people don’t see OB’s bald!
Haha, Realist. I think that’s my favorite of yours so far. :)
A dissent from the pragmatic left:
The man speaks good sense on TV
But lefties still must disagree.
“This prez is no dream!
Compromise makes me scream!
I won’t blend ideals with reality.”
I believe you’ve outdone yourself with this ‘couplet’ ;)
Thanks Blue! I had fun with that one.
You folks are amazing. All I’m capable of is sputtering with rage, and here you are being creative.
If I didn’t write stuff like this, my rage would completely overcome me.
Beautiful, Mad! I’m with Linkmeister, personally, so I envy your ability to use this outlet. Vent on!
Thanks very much Veralynne!
HAHAHA . . . I didn’t know you use SeededBuzz as well. :)
I’m pretty sure I found out about it from a post on your blog. :)