Governance Fun Gifts

'...And before I knew it, I'd delegated ALL my authority!'

'Don't look at me like that! You're the one who wanted to live in a bouncy castle!'

"Apparently over 50% of people never look at their pension plans!"

President S Grant's Proposed Civil Service Reform not to the Taste of Certain Senators

'Do you remember the good old days when April 15 was the only 'fiscal cliff' people worried about?'

"Okay, like, the good news is we can pay Paul. The bad news is we gotta rob Peter."

'Due to recent staff cut-backs and consolidations, I'll be handling your death AND your taxes this year!'

'We can't cut entitlements for federal employees. We're federal employees.'

"Look at all of the happy Nebraskans returning to work now that I've cut their federal covid unemployment benefits."

"I'm at that awkward stage between credit card payments and alimony payments."

It's 10 P.M. does anyone know what 'sequestration' means?

"That was a rumor day."

'Daddy! There's a Politician in my closet!'

William Bentinck

'He, also, rebounded our stocks with our endorsement deal.'

Royalty, Episcopacy, and Law.

"Sorry, the only way we can afford a 3D printer, is if it can print some bearer bonds."

Real Congressional reform's a must.....

Federal Departument of Edutainment.

Alexei Kosygin

Conspiracy Theory Books

Bookkeeping Club

Obama

"Well - that's enough from me, I shall now introduce our Head of Pensions..."

Masochism for stockholders.

"At last, a country that welcomes poor refugees like me..."

CONGRESS, 'Okay, so you've been censured -- you've got to get right back in there and start legislating before you lose your nerve!'

Canine Bank and Trust. I'd like my account to roll over. I'll go fetch it.

'He says its a subprime fruit we can have at an adjustable rate, what's the worst that could happen?'

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

'This won't take long, Senator -- I'm a single-issue nut.'

'I'd like to extend my overdraft...'

FIRST NATIONAL, TELLER, 'Thirty-seven dollars? -- you call THAT overdrawn?'

Jerry Brown's Veto

Visit to the Bank Manager, "Marrying my daughter isn't the sort of security I had in mind, Harry!"