Local Government Enthusiast Mugs

"I'm thinking of standing for the county council. But will they stand for you?"

"I'm voting for Stephen because I cannot stand Katie's mother, she is so catty! Anyway-- how're your parents doing with the divorce?"

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

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

"Whether we refer to them as lakes or ponds, it's mere semantics."

"Ah, you'll be wanting our red tape department, third door on the left!"

Stephen King's latest horror novel: 'Healthcare reform debate'

"We've been campaigning for years to encourage central government to delegate more powers to local authorities..."

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

"It's come to my attention that our sister city has been borrowing our city's clothes without even asking."

The Mayor Alonzo Q. Furdweiller Pothole. Looks like the mayor and the city council are bickering again.

'One day son, all this will be collected.'

"They're spelt differently!"

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

Which One is Pulling Out?

Man at council planning offices can't get through door due to position of steps.

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

Self Serve Road Repair.

We're from the City Zoning Commission, sir -- we've decided to tear down your house and put up a slum.

The Goodman Dynasty

Investigate Committee On Why There Are So Many Investigative Committees.

'Hey, he's just some guy from the neighborhood -- and you know what Chicago neighborhoods are like!'

'It's interesting that your great-grandparents came over from Ireland in 1887, but you still don't qualify for foreign aid.'

Conflicted Chief

'Mr. Speaker! Mr. Speaker! Mr. Speaker. . . He didn't show up for work today.'

"Your heart won't tolerate any more town-hall meetings."

"Politics is the art of nothing is possible."

Inside County Hall: Lift Max Capacity, 4 persons.

"While remarkably accurate, your answer should have been three branches of government, not the Three Stooges of Government."

'It'll deliver more and better services at a lower cost -- it's Giant Economy Size Government!'

'Who says you can't fight City Hall?'

City Council: 'It's a sweet deal- we permit their mall, and they build our new high school within!'

'The anger management class ruined our budget when they ordered love seats.'

Double Rose Bowl

Mind Narrows.