March 23 2008

Recently, I was imagining two of the Democratic Party's "super delegates" meeting for lunch, sometime in the near future.  For the purposes of my fantasy, let's call them simply Sam and Ted:

SAM:  I've been checking the latest political polls, Old Buddy.  Things look really bad.

TED:  You mean we're going to lose the election?

SAM:  No, you fool.  We're going to win.  Not only will Obama become President, but we're going to sweep the Congressional elections.

TED:  How can that be?  I thought we had things wrecked with all of the dirty fighting between Clinton and Obama.

SAM:  It ain't working, Pal.

TED:  This is terrible.

SAM:  Bet your bippy it is.  No more having the luxury of being the outraged opposition party.  We'll be in power. The American people will expect us to deliver on our promises.

TED: Okay, so we'll pull the troops out of Iraq.

SAM:  Forget it. The Joint Chiefs have already signaled that they'll mutiny if we try that.  They're getting all that media attention plus a chance to really kill people.  They won't give that up.

TED:  Fine. We'll reform health care.

SAM:  The health insurance companies have put together a multi-billion dollar ad campaign to convince people that losing your life savings to pay for an operation is the American Way.  Remember what happened when Clinton tried to mess with health care?

TED:  At least we can pass some decent environmental laws.

SAM:  Think so?  The major polluters are organizing the Greening Of America Program to push for striking down all existing environmental legislation.  They've signed Hillary Clinton as their spokesperson.  Her message to Obama will be, "It's payback time."

TED: So we won't be able to do a thing.  We'll just be the New Republicans.

SAM:  Look on the bright side.  Lying and looting the economy kept the Bush Administration in power for eight years.  It can do at least as much for us.

TED:  But that will ruin the country.

SAM:  Sure, but you and I will be retired in the Bahamas with all the cash we got from lobbyists.  Of course, we'll make sure we get paid in Euros.  By then, the American Dollar will make the Italian Lira look like a strong currency.

TED:  God bless America.

Maybe some fantasies are too close to the truth.

George

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