A lot about Congress is about forming good working relationships with people, and humor can really help you do that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Mixing humor and politics is something that works.
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.
There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business.
The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him.
My focus has been on being a good congressman, and there is so much other work to do.
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves.
What I find with my fellow female members of Congress is that we tend to work very hard. While we're very focused, we can also multitask a lot better.
Humor helps people open up.
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