Civic Minded Gifts

"How do you plead?"

VOTE, 'Okay, so I lied -- Get over it'

'You can't say that all your campaign promises were slips of the tongue!'

"60 Fortune 500 companies paid no federal taxes last year. . . meanwhile, thanks to a lack of funding, I no longer get dessert in my meals on wheels."

'Ah, it's so precious to witness a child learn how government actually works...'

Hang in There Democracy!

Can't Vote/Why Vote?

'Vote for me. I'm ready, and willing. Two out of three isn't bad.'

'I know zero about the issue, so I can't be called a 'Washington insider'.'

'If elected, I promise to my darndest to keep money in politics.'

Autocensure

Whitehall: Gave honest impartial advice

"People think the government has a bottomless pit of money....but sometimes we have to make sacrifices!"

'We'd like to have a look at the decimation of public services in the area.'

Vote for Brown

"If they shorten political campaigns, what will we do for entertainment?"

'Remember your blood pressure, dear!...the Dr, warned about anything that would anger you, like this divided congress and their inability to compromise on things beneficial to the nation.'

Karine Jean-Pierre

Corrupt politicians,

'He joined the party in support of the police cuts.'

"When my distinguished colleague refers to the will of the 'people,' does he mean his 'people,' or my 'people'?"

Caution: Institutional Guardrails Not Nearly as Strong as We All Thought...

'I'm feeling down, too - Why don't we pass some feel-good legislation?'

Dispatched

Election Meddling

With Jury Duty for All

VOTE!, 'If elected, I'll sponsor legislation for a $10 billion study of Government hypocrisy!'

Why we need a legislature .

The polling station

You want my support for your reform bill, eh? — what's it worth to you?

"Republican striptease"

'We can offer Volunteers a range of experiences including exhaustion, emotional overload, lack of support and stark terror.'

People want as much government as they deserve.

Obliviotocracy

"Huddled masses, line 3."