This committee was in a quandary as to where to place the statue, says the letter. It was not wise to place it beside the statue of George Washington, who never told a lie, nor beside Lyndon Johnson, who never told the truth, since Bill Clinton could never tell the difference.



"We finally decided to place it beside Christopher Columbus, the greatest Democrat of all. He left not knowing where he was going, did not know where he was, returned not knowing where he had been and did it all on borrowed money."
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