Professional Adviser Gifts

"I thought you were out front telling the fence company how to do their job."

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

"Nation-building never works."

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

Who will determine Venezuela's future?

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

UK/US Free Trade Deal

Mario Draghi

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

We Tenatively Oppose War on Strictly Procedural Grounds

"Fill out an application? Can't I just text it?"

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

'How can we believe anything when we can disprove everything?'

USAID Octopus Wrapping Around Globe

'How many times have I told to seize the day before it seizes you?'

"Based on the feedback from advisers whom I haven't beheaded, all of my ideas are great."

'Negotiations have reached an impasse, legal recommends we resort to violence.'

G7 Summit Concern

'I look forward to a bigger and bolder vision in my 2nd term.'

Public Relations: Reputations cleaned and repaired

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for the day. Teach a man to fish and you can charge a consulting fee."

We need a Europe of U-turns.

"Some advice please...How do I squeeze 9 days work into 5 and still see my family?"

'So Kyle - have you considered the challenges of van driving?'

"The little engine that could... after taking advantage of family connections, a trust fund, working two years for free as an intern, and finally getting hired as an independent contractor."

"Work hard, make the sacrifices and in 25 years you could be just like me!"

US and the EU

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

"This your resumé?" "Yes, it's a list of things I hope you never ask me to do."

Two Ways out of Iraq.

SAGE mentality

I'm over-educated and under-employed. That's why there's no MIDDLE class anymore.

First you're a law student, then you're a lawyer, then you're a judge, then you're a politician, then you're a criminal.

'You lack the expertise we're looking for, Mr Wheaton - but darn it, I like your attitude.'

US Credit: 'I'm down grading your credit rating...'