Pilate was a politician. That says it all, doesn’t it?

I read recently that 53 percent of Americans can’t name their representative in Congress. That doesn’t keep Congress from being highly unpopular. As someone once asked, “If pro is the opposite of con, is progress the opposite of Congress?”

Someone else has said that the reason a person in Congress try so hard to get re-elected is that they would hate to have to make a living under the laws they’ve passed.

I heard about one southern Congressman who had been working desperately throughout his district for reelection. He was relaxing one evening, following a speech, in the home of a friend.

“I have heard your speeches,” his friend said, “but the real question is what will you do if you are reelected?”

“No,” said politician, “the real…