Future Government Official Mugs

"These results indicate a strong moral compass and you scored well in ethical studies."

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

"Nation-building never works."

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

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

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

The Anti-Agent

"You're fired."

"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."

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.'

"National security adviser"

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

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

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

Quality Control

'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

Health Advisory: Flint Water has lead, Ann Arbor water has dioxane.

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