Liberty Groucho Marx on the essence of politics by Locker Room contributor August 15, 2007 “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies.” —Groucho Marx Far more brilliant than anything Karl Marx ever said. Topics on this pageKarl MarxPolitics Most popular Fact check: Duke Energy reaps no billion-dollar fuel cost windfall Time for North Carolina finally to repeal the literacy test Is North Carolina addicted to federal funds? New revenue projection shows surplus, revenue triggers prompting tax cuts likely to be met Sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up to date on the latest happenings in North Carolina.