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The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker mocks both parties. Democrats are portrayed as promising that government can fix everything, even lawn weeds, while Republicans claim government is useless and then, once elected, demonstrate the point themselves. The joke is that each side's rhetoric ends up exaggerating or undermining its own case.
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