Federal Official Pillows

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

"Nation-building never works."

"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."

"You're fired."

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

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."

"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."

Mario Draghi

"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

Storm in the out tray

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

"Who's got the hammer?"

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

Quality Control

"National security adviser"

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

'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?!"

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

Political convention

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

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..."

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