Federal Official Mugs

'The Fed eases up sometimes, but Walter never does.'

The Anti-Agent

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

"Nation-building never works."

"You're fired."

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

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

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

"You've got to fill in these forms to join the 'How to reduce bureaucracy' seminar."

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

"So we are agreed then, most of the targets we've set staff are completely unreasonable and we should just scrap them."

They're Not Just That Into It

Mario Draghi

Pretty Flowers

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

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

Storm in the out tray

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."

Quality Control

"National security adviser"

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

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

'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."

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

"What was I thinking?!"

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

The Circular Logic of Fascism

Political convention

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

CIA report

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