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I'm don't know what all Will Rogers had in mind when he said that politics is applesauce, but I do know a few things. For one, you make applesauce with a lower class of apple than you'd use for a pie. Applesauce, cornbread, beans and greens was still a common enough meal down in Oklahoma when I was growing up, though it wasn't the sort of thing you'd serve at the beginning of the month. Relatedly, the Iron Law of Oklahoma Political Economy (ILOPE) states that the applesauce/pork ratio at the dinner table strongly correlates to imputed bank balance.