University Official Pillows

'We need to strike the right tone between asking and desperately pleading in our alumni solicitation letters.'

Graduate is handed a bill with her degree certificate.

'I suspected hackers when it accepted all the student scholarship applications.'

'You should be ashamed of yourself.'

'This scholarship application is great. You must have received an A in creative writing.'

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

"Nation-building never works."

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

"You're fired."

The Anti-Agent

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

"HR-bill 9495. Cutting down non-profits."

Mario Draghi

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

US Immigration and Naturalization Service: If you're yearning to breath free...Get Out.

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

Molecular Biology and Cosmology buildings

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'

'To most people, 1984 is just a novel; around here it's our instruction manual.'

He may have a PH.D in elementary particle physics, but he's having an awful lot of trouble with the application form.

"National security adviser"

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

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

"Excellent, excellent. A fine blend of truths, half-truths, and blatant falsehoods."

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

"What was I thinking?!"

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

Political convention

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

CIA report

Procrastinator Foumdation: 'We're putting off the decision to fund you for at least another month...'

"I want a top education, but don't milk me dry with school fees."

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."