Vatican Official Gifts

Benedict & Associates: Communication Strategies, Lobbying. . .

Trial by Media

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

"Nation-building never works."

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

The Anti-Agent

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

"You're fired."

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

Mario Draghi

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

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

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

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

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

"National security adviser"

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

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

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

"What was I thinking?!"

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

Political convention

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

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

CIA report

Fiscal cliff - US dollar falling over the edge.

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

"Right, before we look at the covid figures for today, do we need another sheet of paper?"

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

'And this one's framed in beautiful Brazilian hardwood.'

'He's downgrading the credit agencies.'

Moses holds up new federal regulation guidelines.

"You're a fine one to talk about my spending!"

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

Crony Capitalism (Always Follow the Money Trail)