Elected Officials Gifts

" ... therefore, the blame clearly lies with you, the voters, for throwing caution to the wind and voting for me."

"Nation-building never works."

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

"You're fired."

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

The Anti-Agent

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

"HR-bill 9495. Cutting down non-profits."

They're Not Just That Into It

''...And defend the Constitution of the United States.' -- And now, I'd like to pardon the following Illinois politicians....'

Mario Draghi

Pretty Flowers

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

US Immigration and Naturalization Service: If you're yearning to breath free...Get Out.

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

'To most people, 1984 is just a novel; around here it's our instruction manual.'

"Who's got the hammer?"

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."

'You realize, we can't use the 'benign neglect' method for everything.'

"National security adviser"

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

"Excellent, excellent. A fine blend of truths, half-truths, and blatant falsehoods."

"What was I thinking?!"

The Circular Logic of Fascism

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

Political convention

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

CIA report

'He's downgrading the credit agencies.'

"Right, before we look at the covid figures for today, do we need another sheet of paper?"

'And this one's framed in beautiful Brazilian hardwood.'

"... And to our friends in the Liberal Democratic party I award thirty pieces of silver."

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."