Aspiring Public Servant Gifts

"Sorry, Sir - it's not often we see someone want to run for office and not have the usual big bucks for campaigning."

"I'm sorry. The tests didn't reveal a shred of decency either."

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

"On a more positive note the guidance we’ve published on the services we can’t provide is published in 37 different languages."

'Am I being too suspicious or do you think it's possible that they're crooked?'

'...We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause..."

"What was I thinking?!"

'Look dear, he's writing political speeches.'

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

Elections

Flat tax - equal burden?

'It's historic that the inauguration of a minority is now routine.'

Budget

Pile of top secret files on a train. Man saying 'Is that seat free'

"To be honest, I'm leaving public service so I can make some real money as a talking head on a cable news network."

Family traits.

"Efficiency savings...protect front line services BLAH! BLAH! refocus on core objectives BLAH BLAH!"

'I've changed my mind...I want to grow up to be a politician.'

"Ah, you'll be wanting our red tape department, third door on the left!"

'I'm going to be honest about this -- I'm from the Government, and I'm here to bamboozle you.'

"The government's finance settlement is coming out really late this year!"

Startling!

Karine Jean-Pierre

'I FEEL YOUR PAIN!'

Obama.

What sort of society would we have if everybody put public interest ahead of government interest?

"Trust me, Son, you do not want to 'grow up to be president.' "

"The bad news is that we've had to cut most of the services. . . The good news is that we can now tell people in 23 languages what we don't do anymore!"

Two men who work for The Federal Department of Bureaucracy look at chart 'Things to Pretend to do Today'

"This is the little league. You can't negotiate a signing bonus"

Corruption

'Okay, let's negotiate. Just how good do I have to be?'

America's New Dawn