Political Guru Gifts

"With great power comes great reward."

'This is nice but I should be back at the Capitol peddling influence.'

'Trouble is, the plan has already jump-started him!'

"There's a 75% probability that the election go one way or the other, but I wouldn't try to hold me to that!'

Chiang Kai-Shek

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

"Nation-building never works."

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

Who will determine Venezuela's future?

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

"This is the most important election of our lifetime."

'His best qualities are circumventing questions and evading answers.'

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

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

Donald Trump Removing Aggressor Label From Vladimir Putin

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

'Greek debt was downgraded for the 11th time this week, by S&P, to P.O.S. Negative Infinity, meaning it's safer to eat uranium, than own Greek debt.'

Israel/Palestine Conflict

"He's the chief watchdog, who watches over all the other watchdogs—but this must be his night off."

'Ah, it's so precious to witness a child learn how government actually works...'

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

US and the EU

To Err Is Human, to Mess up Big-Time Is Democratic

Trump Poutine

G7 Summit Concern

Matryoshka/ Russian Gas Cylinders

'It's settled then. Your people will meet with my people if they ever get me any people.'

"Nothing like a good shot of democracy to help fight terrorist cells."

"Let me connect you with Edith, our specialist in ethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia. My expertise happens to be in North Korean intransigence."

Intolerable

Sybil Obama

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

"If you could just stop threatening to invade us every 5 minutes... that would be great."

Backstabber Express: Trump

"Do you ever have days when you can't seem to rise above petty politics?"