Gotta admit, I ain't never heard it used by the member of one political Party to chide the member of another poitical Party in an official State function such as this...have you?! Especially within earshot of the RATS mouthpiece, the Washington ComPost.
"My mother used to say that her mother-in-law was the type to worry at family gatherings that "someone was going to steal the silver." "
LOL!!
"I don't know how old you are...but take it from one who apparently has been around a bit longer than you: This is NOT exactly a FReeper original."
LOL!! Alright, AncientOne...you could also make the case that nothing in this World is "original," not the Gipper's "There you go again..." or Dubyuh's Daddy's "Read my lips..." or whatever. However, with respect to the Clinton/McAuliffe Corruption, I daresay the first time I ever heard it linked with the term, "stealing silverware" was on FreeRepublic.com...do you have evidence to suggest my recollection is faulty, my FRiend?!
FReegards...MUD
Mr. Bush's quip was fabulous.
I was just pointing out that his use of it didn't necessarily arise from his lurking on Free Republic. I was asking the guy essentially, "you ARE just joking about that arent' you?" because I've found a curious tendency for many in FReeperdom to believe that the universe revolves around our favorite website.
Just trying to inject a little reality.