Just came across another instance of the Newsweek story "Palace Revolt" - it was posted in a forum I frequent elsewhere. For those who hadn't seen recent diaries on it, here's a brief recap of the story:
Bush appointees who were opposed to his illegal spying were pushed out.
Excerpted from Monday's Newsweek (to highlight central themes in a long article), titled "Palace Revolt: They were loyal conservatives, and Bush appointees. They fought a quiet battle to rein in the president's power in the war on terror. And they paid a price for it. A NEWSWEEK investigation.
By Daniel Klaidman, Stuart Taylor Jr. and Evan Thomas."
I've heard that Humpty Dumpty was pushed, too. I think I'm beginning to see a pattern here...Could the two revelations be related?
<cue "Twilight Zone" spooky intro music>
The
Fairy Tale Prophecies!
<cut to "Twilight Zone" end riff>
"Picture, if you will, a small hill - a grassy knoll - in Fairy Tale Land. Atop this quaint hill, a wall of magnificent beauty, located in such a way as to provoke deep, meaningful thoughts. Thoughts of inspiration and purpose. Dreams of freedom..."
[time lapse]
"Paramedics were called to the scene, after an inexplicable 15-minute delay during which the FBI (Fairy Bureau of Investigation) cordoned off the area.
"Presidential advisor Karl Rove, riding a Libby scooter and carrying a ten-foot pole, was allowed to leave the scene when then yolk on the pole was identified by an unnamed high level Administration official as being "Egg-Beaters" brand, and therefore not tying the President's man to the crime scene in any way. As the shoeless Mr. Rove scooted off into the distance, FBI forensic analysts burned a pair of muddy cowboy boots that another unnamed Administration official claimed were lost in the vicinity earlier.
"Witnesses - who were abundant at the initial time of the incident - have apparently all started reporting that earlier reports of a pole seen protruding from the bushes atop the knoll were misleading, and they'd actually seen a poll taped to the bushes.
"Forensic investigators covered the site with fine tooth combs, looking for any evidence other than the telltale boot prints they accidentally erased when they began to actually canvas the area with a real canvas tarp.
It's going to be a long nite in the 'hood for investigators, as the remains of Mr. Dumpty are slowly gathered for further investigation and later given an honorary send-off at Denny's.
In other news, the La Quinta Motor Inn (locals explain that "La Quinta" means "Next to Denny's", in Spanish) has announced a special one-day "Breakfast Buffet" to honor the fallen fabled farm product. The event will be held next door, at Denny's, where the simultaneous honorariums for Mr. Humpty Dumpty and Mr. Jimmy Dean - the humanoid sausage king who perished in a terrible accident with a vending machine earlier this week - will be ongoing.
President Bush has sent flowers and hotsauce to the event, noting that the passage of his strongest critics in Fairy Tale Land was a tragic circumstance and that perhaps God was telling the good people something very important about supporting his policies in a time of war. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito concurred with the President's words, affirming his belief that President Bush was guided in all his decisions to act in the best interests of all nations.
Ok, a little attempt at humor prior to what could be a very busy week...