Once Upon A Time, In A Deeply Republican Administration ...

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Once Upon A Time, in a Deeply Republican Administration, the man in charge of the Republican Party had almost everything in place.

He had no energy policy, but he had a plan that would make the oil and gas companies very happy.

He had no plan to expand access to health care, but he had a plan to make the pharmaceutical companies very happy.

He had no plan to bring our troops home any time soon, but he had a plan to rebuild the damage in Iraq, and Halliburton was very happy.

But there was one thing which made the man in charge of the Republican Party feel his job was incomplete. The man could not help but noticed that he was much less popular with women voters than men, and this made the Republicans sad.

What to do?

Then someone had a splendid idea!

The man in charge of the Republican Party remembered: "We have a chance to choose someone for a very important position, and there are many people who think we ought to choose a woman."

Halliburton, and the oil and gas companies, and the pharmaceutical companies were skeptical, but the man in charge of the Republican Party said, "Hear me out!"

"What if we pick the most modestly qualified woman in all the land?" The man explained his plan further, "surely, the 'liberal media' will question her credentials, and most assuredly Joe Biden will make some comments which all the Democrats and pesky fact checkers will agree with, but those comments will not sit well with many Republicans."

The man in charge of the Republican Party then explained the climax of his plan: "We'll say that the 'liberal media' and the 'liberal bloggers' and Joe Biden were picking on our nominee because she's a woman and picking on her because of her beliefs. And our nominee with then withdraw her name from the nomination to shield her family from the nasty attacks from the Democrats and their 'liberal bloggers and media.'"

Suddenly, Halliburton, and the oil and gas companies, and the pharmaceutical companies were smiling again because they knew what the man in charge of the Republican Party was going to say next, and he didn't disappoint them: "After you let me get some credit for picking a woman, and after we say that the Democrats hounded her into withdrawing her application for service, I'll let you pick our replacement nominee, just like we usually do it."

And then Halliburton, and the oil and gas companies, and the pharmaceutical companies lived happily ever after.



























This used to be called "The Story of How Harriet Myers Helped John Roberts Onto The Supreme Court," but I'm reworking it into a sequel. Anyone have any thoughts on how we could rework this story?

[peacetalksforall]

1. 100% plausible.

Dems on all levels must attempt and must succeed in seeing through all of it.

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2. It's so plausible that it scares me; Palin is SO BAD it's easier to believe she's a Trojan Horse

that it is to believe that McCain't vetting process was this far off target.

[valerief]

3. Same story, different player! You nailed it. nt

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4. Spooky, isn't it?

[valerief]

5. And it was staring right in our faces, but you were able to see the obvious!

Bravo for seeing the forest for the trees!

[katandmoon]

6. Except for one biiiiiiig difference: Harriet Meirs was despised by the fundy/conservative base

Sarah Palin has been EMBRACED by them.

The "right" people were appeased when Meirs bowed out.

The "right" people will be on the WARPATH if Palin bows out.

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7. Harriet had her Repub supporters and her Repub detractors; same with Palin. The fundamentalists will

blame US if Palin drops out. Bank on it.

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8. She's already cancelling appearances. This will come sooner rather than later (I'm thinking just

after the convention).