Daryl Lease: Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

[billr]

The White House is alive with the sounds of the season -- spine-chilling screeches, bone-rattling boos, blood-curdling screams. And that's just chief of staff Andrew Card, reading the president's latest approval ratings.

The president and the first lady's annual Halloween party is in full swing when Tom DeLay steps into the room.

The congressman is feeling good. Mighty good, in fact.

He's been photographed, fingerprinted and released on bond, and he's as confident as ever that he'll beat -- as he tells everyone who'll listen -- "one of the weakest, most baseless indictments in American history."

Still, he's a bit nervous. He's not sure how his costume will go over.

DeLay pauses to let his eyes adjust to the dim lighting in the room. "I knew I should have gone with the cockroach costume," he mutters to himself. "That would have been more -- whatchamacallit -- self-effacing."

"And it would have paid homage to your early political training as an exterminator," replies a voice in the darkness.

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[Demit]

1. That was hilarious! Thanks for the early Monday morning laugh.

[rodeodance]

2. the last line by Jr is a hoot!

....The room abruptly falls silent. The crowd parts, and the president -- dressed in an elaborate costume made entirely of genuine Crawford brush -- strides toward the pile of people on the floor.

"Is there a problem here?" Bush asks sternly.

"No, sir," the men squeak. "No problem at all."

Bush looks at them quizzically. As he turns to walk away, he whispers to Laura, "I forget: Is the theme of our party corruption or incompetence?"

[unhappycamper]

3. billr:

Please be aware that DU copyright rules require that excerpts of copyrighted material be limited to four paragraphs and must include a link to the original source.

Thanks,

unhappycamper
DU Moderatoy

[billr]

4. Sorry

Included the link but didn't count paragraphs. Will remember.