Official Gifts

"I don't think we've time for a risk-reward analysis."

"It's not my fault that you forgot your hearing aid!"

"No, I'm afraid that doesn't count."

"Mrs. Walsh? Oh, good ... you’re still alive."

"Before we can make it official, we'll need you to pee into this cup."

'...and remember, it's not what you bribe but who you bribe...'

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

"Nation-building never works."

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

The Anti-Agent

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

"You're fired."

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

Mario Draghi

US Immigration and Naturalization Service: If you're yearning to breath free...Get Out.

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

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

'To most people, 1984 is just a novel; around here it's our instruction manual.'

'What distance! Pity it wasn't the hammer!'

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

"National security adviser"

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."

'You realize, we can't use the 'benign neglect' method for everything.'

"Excellent, excellent. A fine blend of truths, half-truths, and blatant falsehoods."

"What was I thinking?!"

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

Political convention

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

CIA report

Fiscal cliff - US dollar falling over the edge.

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

"Right, before we look at the covid figures for today, do we need another sheet of paper?"

"... And to our friends in the Liberal Democratic party I award thirty pieces of silver."

'And this one's framed in beautiful Brazilian hardwood.'