[Ads-l] "If you're explaining, you're losing."

[Jonathan Lighter]

1984 _Sun-Sentinel_ (Fort Lauderdale) (Oct. 22) 8A: There's an old
political axiom that says when you're explaining you're losing.

I doubt I noticed it that far back, but it's been everywhere for a number
of elections.

JL

-- 
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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