“Politics makes strange bedfellows” was written by American novelist Charles Dudley Warner in 1870. Atlanta (GA) Constitution columnist Leo Aikman (1908-1978) wrote on November 20, 1968:
   
“They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but it’s the taxpayer who has the nightmare.”
   
             
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Leo Aikman, 1908-1978, was a columnist for the Atlanta Constitution from 1947 until his death. He also was a humorist and speaker who entertained and inspired audiences across the continental United States.
 
20 November 1968, Atlanta (GA) Constitution, “‘Wall Flower’ Of Course” by Leo Aikman, pg. 4, col. 3:
They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but it’s the taxpayer who has the nightmare.
   
28 May 1993, Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram, pg. A22, col. 2 ad:
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows, but it’s the taxpayer who has the nightmare.
(Taxpayers for Quality Education.—ed.)
 
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They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but it’s the taxpayer who has the nightmare.
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They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but it’s the taxpayer who has the nightmare.  #agoodguytaxjourney
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They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but it’s the taxpayer who has the nightmare.
 
15 April 2018, Greeneville (SC) News, pg. 4D, col. 3 ad:
They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but it’s the taxpayer who has the nightmare.
(Greene Law Firm.—ed.)