“I always voted at my party’s call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all.”– William Gilbert Related Quotes “In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.”– Christian Nestell Bovee “A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.”– Theodore Roosevelt “The days when the words ‘Hollywood actor’ framed Ronald Reagan like bunny fingers as an ID tag and an implied insult seem far-off and quaint: nearly everybody in politics – candidate, consultant, pundit, and Tea Party crowd extra alike – is an actor now, a shameless ham in a hoked-up reality series that never stops.”– James Wolcott