Government Affairs Gifts

'It's a tax refund. There's a note attached asking us not to cash it before next week.'

Committees.

"The government will continue to provide the full range of NHS services to ANYONE who needs them WHENEVER they need them!"

US politics.

"If you represent special interests, I can seat you immediately."

"Well, I can't remember what we've agreed on. But at least we've sorted out our expenses!"

'He's petitioning the Government to ban petitions.'

'Sure I'm depressed. I'm the senior senator from my state and the junior senator already has more conflicts of interest.'

Auditor General.

Bureau of Spending Decreases and Deficit Reduction - 'Wait a minute! How can that be?'

Desk boxes - 'Things we can privatize' and 'Things we can't'.

The cutbacks were beginning to bite at the local council...

Government runs bird flu exercise.

Corridors of Power

Social Services drowned by Inflation, Cuts and Demand.

Dept.of energy.

'Census Bureau' 'Out for the count'

Social Services gets a punch in the face from budget cuts.

Benefit mistakes cost one billion a year. Well in our defence we did get a lot of the numbers correct,they just weren't in the right order.

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

Here we go again!

'Before we tackle reckless government spending, what do you say we take an all-expenses paid junket to Bimini?'

US economy health.

'Then it's agreed. We'll never lie to the American public, but it's O. K. to out-source that function.'

"Republicans need to be bold...like Ted and me!"

Stephen Harper Soliliquizes

'Wasn't that the Chancellor?'

Nest Egg

"The gravy train at platform 2 will be calling at all stations to Westminster."

"Be afraid my friends...if the government takes over your healthcare, you're going to be left with nothing!"

Cabinet Dismissals

Federal Worker Pay

'Don't worry. he always does that right before he raises taxes.'

Public Health Cuts

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