Once upon a midnight dreary, with my eyes red-rimmed and bleary
(Having late perused fell stories of my party's sins of yore)
I heard outside a distant rumbling, followed hard by footsteps stumbling --
Then a voice came meekly mumbling, mumbling at my chamber door.
I heard the sound of tumblers tumbling, op'ning wide my chamber door:
The Chairman now I stood before!
I knew full well the curse of Nixon, knew Scalia put the fix in
When my party's leaders learned that Bush had really lost to Gore;
But I'd never heard of donors spanking strippers, sprouting boners,
While the party's rightful owners paid the tab that they might score.
Alas! We paid the tab so donors might with kinky strippers score!
Now quoth the Chairman: "Nevermore."
Was this a promise I ought credit? If I did, would I regret it?
Vexing thoughts like these reached deep into my soul's uneasy core.
I gazed upon a bust of Lincoln, hoping I might thereby drink in
Wisdom which might later sink in while I stood inside my door --
When the Chairman's minions asked for money just inside my door.
Quoth Mister Lincoln: "Nevermore!"
Following a day in which Bush expressed regret over "Mission Accomplished" and "Dead or Alive," it seemed plausible that Condi Rice was trying to protect her legacy too.
A prank...except that wasn't really tricking anybody (we generally knew the war wasn't over, universal healthcare hadn't yet happened and Bush wasn't standing trial for war crimes).
A satire...except it wasn't really funny. The reactions on the subway weren't laughter.
The Ohio Democratic Party has intercepted - from anonymous sources - a press release from the McCain-Palin campaign. Our sources report that this press release is scheduled to be released later today. Below is the text of the release.
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