--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2000-04-26T10:08:23' draft: false title: Whoever said politicians aren't witty? --- Whoever said politicians aren't witty? [A scuffle on the Alabama House floor](http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/04/26/alabama.house.ap/index.html) was preceeded by the following repartee: _"You go to hell," Holmes told White. "You go there, too," White replied. "Go straight to hell," Holmes snapped back._