A politician was asked, “Are you for or against drink ?”

The politician replied, “If you mean sir, the devil’s brew the causes an untold of car accidents each year, that costs the public dearly through loss of work, that causes men to fight with their neighbours, wives to leave their husbands, men to lose their jobs, self-respect and dignity, then, I, sir, am strongly against it.”

Getting no response, he continued, “But if you mean the bottled spirits that give men temporary relief from the cares of the world, ease the aches and pains of the aged, bring men together in fellowship, provide work for thousands of farmers, distillers, bottlers, shippers and store-keepers, the mellow brew that bring in needed tax money and helps pay for defence, education and many other good things in life, then I, sir am for it.”