Actually, there are two quotes today - one from fiction, and the other from the US Government. The first comes from that all-time classic movie, The Princess Bride:
Vizzini: Inconceivable!
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means.
The second quote comes from The Hill:
"We are fully committed and it is in our best interest to have a U.S. attorney that is confirmed by the Senate," DoJ spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said. "It is inconceivable for a member of Congress to believe that use of an appointment authority to fill a vacancy is in any way an attempt to circumvent the confirmation process."
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