• Moderate Republicans are reverse Houdinis. They tie themselves up in knots and then tell you they can’t do anything because they’re tied up in knots.

    Barney Frank: Moderate Republicans are reverse Houdinis. They tie themselves up in knots and then tell you they can’t do anything because they’re tied up in knots.
    "Will the Moderates Speak Up?" by Dionne, E. J., www.washingtonpost.com. November 16, 2004.