Yes, the same deal I have been talking about for real on this site for the past 2 months. Dowd's column tday is obviously a satire; let's make that absolutely clear.
But a Pulitzer prize winning columnist does not satirize a situation unless there is a plausibile element behind the joshing. More important, we are a few days away from a convention which will have as much focus on the Clinton royal family as it does on Barack Obama.For a noted memeber of the MSM to imply what might have been arranged between Lady Clinton and John McCain is alarming.
As much as you may detest Maureen Dowd ( I adore her) you have to read this column so as to be objective. We read Brooks and Kristol; surely we are open-minded enough to read someone who is on our side 75% of the time.
It would take too many quotes from the column to do it justice and I would be in violation of copyright laws.
The gist of it is follows.
The mythical Hillary in effect tells her close friend, "didn't I tell you John?"
She calls Obama a wimp,with no backbone,asserting that he tries to be aggressive but always reverts to his real personality.
"Now, John, you know that every time he tries to get tough, he quickly runs out of gas. Sometimes in debates, he’d be exhausted by the third question. He must use up all his energy in the gym. He doesn’t have any stamina, and he certainly doesn’t have our bloodlust. Besides, you can throw that Mark Penn stuff at him that I couldn’t use in a Democratic primary about how he’s not fundamentally American in his thinking and values. While he’s up on his high-minded pedestal, you’ll scoot past him in your Ferragamos."
After exhanging criticisms about Obama, the two very close friends from the Senate seem hysterical about the new polls showing Obama sagging, John thanks Hill for her opinions and support. He asks what she wants in return?
A beaming Lady Clinton suggests that McCain announce that he will definitely be a one term President; he will not ,under any circumstance run for re-election in 2012.
He approves of her plan, noting that he will be 76 after one term.Hillary feels like hugging him when he adds that he will choose the lame Lieberman as his running mate.
"That means one term for you, and two for me." Senator Clinton says, while fiendishly licking her chops.