Governance Gifts

'I know we can't repeal the laws of nature, but I don't see why we can't amend them a little.'

"A Bill of Rights? - Don't you TRUST me?"

"And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the switch that turns the government on and off."

"What good is power if you don't use it?"

Schwarzenegger at the California Treasury.

IN-trays 'INSIDERS' and 'OUTSIDERS'.

"We're an oversight committee, but we do it more in the sense of overlooking."

"I know you're angry at me - I'm angry at me, too!"

"The key is to blame the federal government without implicating this Administration."

Ethics committee - 'All right - who stole my gavel?'

"Sure, meritocracies are fine, but why take the chance?"

The Freedom of the Western World.

'You can read, right? -- I want you to check this thing for loopholes.'

'Parish Council, working towards obsolescence'

Disraeli entrusted with the task of forming a Conservative Ministry

'Our poll, Senator shows that half of you constituents are pro on that issue and half are con, so we recommend that you maintain a posture of equivocation.'

Modern Parliamentary Procedure. The "likes" have it.

Empire Building and Decline Management.

In Need of Repair

Nancy Pelosi

Government Nesting Dolls

Power sharing tools - Electric drills having a stand off.

Local Government Bill (1894) and the Lords

'The trouble with electing a man on horseback is that somebody has to clean up after him.'

The 4th turning of American history.

But if we vote for less government, we'll be out of a job!'

'His best qualities are circumventing questions and evading answers.'

"As most MPs are lawyers that should give you a clue as to the mess we are in!"

Diane Feinstein

"Of course there are still some suspicions of ballot-rigging to be investigated."

"Take this, Henderson, and hide it from the public."

'...The young offenders or the backbenchers, Prime Minister?'

Who's in the driving seat?

'I plan to privatize everything...so instead of President, I'll run for 'C.E.O'.'

'Parliament needs a new rubber stamp.'