The U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast, but never sinks. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
“scow n. a wide-beamed sailing dinghy. a flat-bottomed boat with sloping ends used as a lighter and in dredging and other harbor services. mid 17th cent.: from Dutch schouw 'ferryboat'.” — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image
