Public Servant Mugs

'I'm glad to see that you've finally come to your census.'

Public Services: 'IN - OUTSOURCE'

'And here are the results of our listening exercise.'

Impatient queue of people. The signs read queue here,sigh heavily from here, and Tut Loudly from here.

"It's a 300 page government questionnaire about cutting back on bureaucracy."

"On the one hand, I know I could make more money if I left public service for the private sector, but, on the other hand, I couldn't chop off heads."

"Ah, you'll be wanting our red tape department, third door on the left!"

Political Science 101: This semester's topics - twisting of facts, manipulation, power-grabbing.

Two men who work for The Federal Department of Bureaucracy look at chart 'Things to Pretend to do Today'

'What separates us from the animals is our ability to change interest rates.'

'Next time, I say let's be proactive and vote ourselves a pay raise before the government shutdown.'

British Governments answer to all problems - Go on holiday!

"Honestly, I hadn't intended to become a congressman, but it was the only job I qualified for in the prison's work-release program."

'Parish Council, working towards obsolescence'

"Isn't there anything the government can do to help?"

For sale. Lost the will to serve the public.

'Grottenmiller, this is the administration department. It's absolutely unacceptable that you've solved a problem in one hour when it could have been solved in three weeks!'

'I'm going to be honest about this -- I'm from the Government, and I'm here to bamboozle you.'

I.R.S: Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.'

Barack Obama

Milk carton reads: HAVE YOU SEEN ME? I'm the man you thought you elected to office

Federal Department of 'It's for Your Good'.

'Apparently we're to use the budget that's been cut to encourage the volunteers we haven't got....'

America's New Dawn

'Oh, he doesn't just sell votes -- he also sells OPTIONS on votes.'

"Oh look, how utterly ridiculous - you're on the honours list!"

"This is what keeps good people from seeking public office."

'I was a Government bureaucrat, and I showed initiative.'

'In the light of recent cutbacks we've had to slightly lengthen your job description!'

'Am I being too suspicious or do you think it's possible that they're crooked?'

'Fixing parking tickets is a local matter.'

'I'm going to be honest about this -- I'm from the Government, and I'm here to bamboozle you.'

'Before we tackle reckless government spending, what do you say we take an all-expenses paid junket to Bimini?'

'I pay your salary!'

'I was a Government bureaucrat, and I showed initiative.'