Civil servants do say they are getting a rotten deal on pay and pensions: low scores are evident across departments and agencies.
On Wednesday he brought out all manner of gimmicks: cuts in stamp duty, unlikely-looking taxes on Amazon and Starbucks, fines on rotten banks to pay for all manner of good causes.
"It is one that wanted to change this country, rebelled against what was rotten, made mistakes, paid dearly for them and after all that still wants to govern on an ethical basis".
This was the chance to protest at low pay and rotten employers and millions of people took that opportunity readily.
A trash can is also useful for throwing away rotten food, rather than paying for Reese to dispose of it.
Judge David Rozen said in court on Monday that the case "exposed governance that grew more corrupt and rotten over the years", including bribes paid to public officials.
The ransom paid to make this rotten deal will only leave the rancid taste of tea.
You know the guy who was paid for sex, spoiled rotten, and the financially supported "play-male" of bored wealthy women of past generations?
"We need to end the horrible system of pay to play, which is rotten to the core," Senator Lance said.
Of course, $12m would be nothing to Cohen, but the thought of paying that price for a rotten fish is an outright obscenity.
