Congressional Hopeful Gifts

'He thought he was making a bid for congress.'

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

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

"Hey, there's Sara, padding her college-entrance résumé!"

'I would love to run for class president, but I'm concerned about the vetting process. I once faked sleep during nap time in pre-school.'

'Danae's spent all this week writing new amendments, which I can only assume means she doesn't know what it'll take to get them into the constitution...so I sent her a link on the process...'

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

'I'm so proud of Trevor for getting an early start on his negative campaign for Student Council.'

'Wow! no doubt about it son!...You'll grow up to be President of the United States!'

America's Biggest Export...

"I'm thinking of getting into office politics."

"Maybe we apply as a group....crowdsourcing employment."

'I still love you, Harold, but I'm moving to another state and running for the Senate.'

'Your excuses for not doing your homework are excellent. How about a career as political apologist?'

'The greenest government ever?'

"Honk If You're Running For Governor!

"Eat your borscht. Don't you want to be President of the Soviet Union when you grow up?"

"I'll just mow the lawn then I'll put myself forward to lead the Conservatives."

'Don't worry too much about math, science, or history -- just make sure you get good marks in rhetoric.'

'I'm sorry but we don't have athletic scholarships for video games.'

'I'd like to run for class president but I don't want to put my family through a background check.'

'I'm considering a run for class president. Do we have any skeletons in our closet I should first know about?'

"When I grow up, I'm going to be a business owner, or president, or the doctor who discovers the cure for cancer!"

'It's 'any little boy CAN grow up to be President ' -- It's not a REQUIREMENT.'

"He's my running mate."

"It's all set. We both have enough credits to go to college."

"Dad's just giving Timmy some guidance as to how the party's manifesto commitments may result in a fiscal drag on GDP growth targets..."

'Instead of being just like Michael Jordan, I wanna be just like Barack.'

'Okay, son -- I'll tell you one more campaign promise, and then off you go to sleep.'

"Was that your first foray into politics?"

'Yes, dad, I mis-spoke my math grade, covered-up my reprimand from the dean, and cheated on an English quiz, but I'm getting an A in political science.'

'I plan to major in political science with a minor in strange bedfellows,'