Political Shift Pillows

"I used to be an idealist, but now I'm an independent."

Giorgia Meloni

"What was I thinking?!"

"VP J.D. Vance called Donald: 'cynical asshole,' a 'moral disaster,' a 'total fraud,' an 'idiot,' and suggested he might be 'America’s Hitler.'"

All Hail the Matriarchy

Horse statue throws off rider.

'I believe in a 'carrot and stick' approach to motivation. The carrot is not to use the stick.'

'Son, voting isn't a rational procedure by which one strategically selects an electable candidate who will best serve your interests. Voting is an emotional response to your gut level fears!'

"I can hear Brooklyn becoming played out."

"It's time to get politics out of money."

'Neither a lender nor a borrower be.'

'Once upon a time there was a really lousy editor name Sue. Sue was lazy and stupid, so she was fired, and her boss lived happily ever after. The end.'

Carl Shurz's attacks on President Grant are 'Played Out'

"Whatever happened to traditional marriages? There they are...on national television...with millions of people watching...two women getting married! And they're both wearing blue jeans!"

Black Crayon

"Back in the day, this pub was full of young, long-haired radicals, hell-bent on changing the world."

Disraeli Introduces a more Extensive Reform Bill

'I badly need to speak to my husband - can you get me a job as a barmaid?'

Americans have been in denial about the cause of mass shootings for a while but it's time to get serious about door control.

"My Mr. Right turned out to be Mr. Far Right."

"The arc of the moral universe."

"I don't have any qualifications, but I do have bags of energy and ethusiasm"

He's back from retirement as a consultant.

"Students always think that they're going to change the world..."

Air Bill

MP's vote.

"I don't think much of the new Post-Brexit model."

Vote

"Don't forget now. Don't knock 'those people in Washington' anymore. Those people in Washington are now you!!"

The First Family

Liu Xiaobo dies.

"Instead of poison, I introduce liberal, intellectual ants into the population, eroding the ants' patriotism and causing them to question the authoritarian rule of the queen. Slowly, over generations, it weakens the ants' genetic resolve to the point where they stay in the nest at all times, watching television and writing letters to the editor."

'How could you have worked in your previous job for 35 years? You're only 32 years old. I did a lot of overtime.'

House of Lords reform - 'It needs reforming into a chamber of people who agree with me.'

Self-discovery of a gadfly.