Public Policy Ponderer Mugs

'Hey, we wanted budget cuts, we got budget cuts.'

'Stocks rose on news Greenspan will donate part of his book sales to help pay off the federal budget deficit.'

Federal Slum Clearance DepartmentFederal Homeless Aid Department.

"It seems my fear of death has been replaced by my fear of politics."

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

"The university said he was a climate change denier so remove the statue."

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

"The economy always seems to be recovering, but it never recovers."

"What was I thinking?!"

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

G7 Summit Concern

Plan to Split California into Six States Proposed....

Roe v. Wade

The Lessons of VietnamThe Lessons of Iran and ContraThe Lessons of Iraq.

Do Guns Kill?

"Massive deficit spending, enormous Federal bailouts, open borders, ridiculous earmarks, pork for everybody, intervention all over the world.... Now, why didn't I think of that?"

Sybil Obama

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

"Take special note of the change to our policy on honesty."

Violent Crime Statistics

"I'm both too liberal to be preppy and too conservative to be trendy."

News and Magazines. Tax Bill Debate. The trickle-down can never compete with siphon-up.

We Used to Build Things

"Those are insightful and legitimate questions about our country, Tommy, and if times were different, your mom and I probably wouldn't have to report you to the government for asking them!"

'Social and political revolution? Check out our 'Do It Yourself' section.'

"The real question is whether health care is a basic human right or a bona-fide commercial opportunity."

The two faces of capitalism.

'It's the consistently defininative obscure obviation coupled with absolute commitment to incomprehensible policy objectives that I find appealing.

Committee on Deficit Spending and Positive Spinning.

125% tariff in escalating trade war.... ...Mitch realizes that everything he ordered is made in China

'For the economy to improve we're counting on a 'trickle down' from the super-wealthy to the wealthy.'

"Be afraid my friends...if the government takes over your healthcare, you're going to be left with nothing!"

The Politics of Food.

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

'THAT'S the Holy Land? - You're kidding, right?'