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Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

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

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

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'

"HR-bill 9495. Cutting down non-profits."

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

We Tenatively Oppose War on Strictly Procedural Grounds

"National security adviser"

"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?"

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

E.U. Banking Union.

How a Bill Becomes a Law, 2023

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

'Answer these constituents letters. Tell them to go to hell in a nice way.'

"Is there any way I could get a dashboard instead of a report card?"

'We're asking what america can do without to reduce the deficit...no, ma'ma! the Gop and Dems are not options!'

"Nous somme desir-eh, go, er, allez, erm, universitaire français, s'il vous plait."

Obama Healthcare.

"The date protection policy is all about access to information, and we all know information is POWER!"

TPP - Investor State Dispute Settlement

'The only cuts we can all agree with are their cutting remarks!'

'Not a word to Alfred, but the spare bedroom is worth losing the fourteen pounds!'

'What's the difference? Some people call it privatizing government. Others call it super pacs buying congressmen.'

Rock and a Hard Place

European Union: Entering a prohibitive tax zone.

'What I have to do first?!'

"We have been elected to the UN Commission on Women's Rights!"

Pennies for People, Billions for War

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

Thin Tank and Emote Tank.

The problem is, too many people aren't the least bit particular about their arrows.

'I couldn't imagine bringing a child into the current fiscal-cliffy world.'

The Republican's Plan One: No Obama!