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Note: If the opposite of "pro" is "con," then what's the opposite of "progress"?
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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> Note: If the opposite of "pro" is "con," then what's the opposite of "progress"?
This is an old one, sometimes attributed, probably falsely, to Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens.
Here are some equally good observations, also attributed, correctly or incorrectly, to Twain:
"Suppose you were an idiot. And Suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself..."
- Mark Twain -
"There is no distinctly American criminal class -- except Congress."
- Mark Twain -
"I think I can say, and say with pride, that some American legislatures bring higher prices than any others in the world."
- Mark Twain -
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opposite of "pro" is "con,"
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No American is safe when Congress is making progress. A vote for gridlock is worth your trip to the poles. Better than cursing the dark horse candidate?
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