Monday, July 31, 2006
The Fresh One
SENATOR
President tried to run with it,and the ball and the game disintegrated.
Anyway,senior bloc’s a stealth bomb!
LOBBYIST
The game is on again. We’re sending you talking points.
System failing,returns too small,privatize or face ruin.
You know the mantra.
SENATOR
By heart.
LOBBYIST
We won’t be ungrateful.
SENATOR
I need an amount.
LOBBYIST
I’ll punch it up on my little calculator,which,unlike us,
has no memory.
SENATOR
Uh huh. But you left a zero off.
LOBBYIST
So I did. Voila! the corrected amount. Onboard?
SENATOR
Forever!...on this one.
LOBBYIST
More champagne?
SENATOR
Order up a fresh one.
SENATOR
President tried to run with it,and the ball and the game disintegrated.
Anyway,senior bloc’s a stealth bomb!
LOBBYIST
The game is on again. We’re sending you talking points.
System failing,returns too small,privatize or face ruin.
You know the mantra.
SENATOR
By heart.
LOBBYIST
We won’t be ungrateful.
SENATOR
I need an amount.
LOBBYIST
I’ll punch it up on my little calculator,which,unlike us,
has no memory.
SENATOR
Uh huh. But you left a zero off.
LOBBYIST
So I did. Voila! the corrected amount. Onboard?
SENATOR
Forever!...on this one.
LOBBYIST
More champagne?
SENATOR
Order up a fresh one.
