2) strange bedfellows. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...strange bedfellows Unlikely companions or allies; often used in the phrase politics makes strange bedfellows. 1...

3) 27633. Heffner, Elaine. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...potential would have a measure of respect for those who nourish its source. But politics make strange bedfellows, and liberated women have elected to become part...