i remember when FDR said that on tv during the depression back in 1929.
Sly oblique references will elude the liberals' comprehension.
Sly is what Republicans are good at. Like Bush leaving out the cost of both wars from his budgets - sly. Or Scott Brown pretending to be independent - sly. Or Sarah Palin pretending to know what is in the book "Going Rogue by Lynn Vincent" - sly. Or Republican politicians pretending to care about the middle class - sly.
I have to agree. Republicans are really, really good at "sly".
DEF:
sly - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit.
insidious; furtive a sly manner
roguish, knowing, arch, teasing, naughty, mischievous, wicked, impish His lips were spread in a sly smile.
cunning, scheming, devious, secret, clever, subtle, tricky, covert, astute, wily, insidious, crafty, artful, furtive, conniving, Machiavellian, shifty, foxy, underhand, stealthy, guileful She is devious, sly and manipulative.
Opposite of: open, direct, frank, straightforward, honest, trustworthy, above-board, artless, ingenuous, guileless