I’m amazed no-one else has figured out the real reason that Alberto Gonzales has been nominated for US Attorney General. It’s obvious, and all you have to do is look: AG is the new AG. See? Nice and easy for, um, less than intellectually stellar presidents to remember. If he remembers the name, that’ll tell him what this funny-looking guy does. If he remembers the name of the post, that’ll help him figure out who’s doing it these days.<\/p>\n
This might also explain some other things that have been a puzzle for years. Example: Dick Cheney hasn’t been VP because of his kick-ass diplomatic skills. Realise that would make perfect sense, but, nope. It’s cause he reminds the Malaprop-in-Chief of Vincent Price, in an Abominable Dr. Phibes sort of way. It’s a nice mnemonic: Dick Cheney, looks a bit like Dr. Phibes, played by Vincent Price, so he’s \u2014 wait, wait, he’s the Vice President! Right, Karen? Can I have a cookie now?<\/p>\n
Expect this to continue. Stephen Dorff for Secretary of Defence \u2014 he’s young, sure, but it’s not as if the acting is going anywhere, and he’s a hell of a lot cuter than Rumsfeld. And the biggest problem facing the Bush Administration following the death of Yasser Arafat isn’t the whole ‘future of the Middle-East’ nonsense; it’s finding a replacement chairman of the Palestinian Authority who meets the most important criterion. Paul Wolfowitz is a big fan of Paul Anka (he is Lebanese and all), and believes strongly in the redemptive power of cranking up ‘Diana’ across the West Bank. Just spreading a little Sands magic across the sands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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