What?
“What?” asked Henry, “You want me to run for Governor in a blue state?”
Tight Knit Family
Even though they had lost their home in the economic crash, their jobs, their health insurance, and their doctor, they still had each other, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. They could be electronically miserable along with thousands of others all over the world in real time . . .
Where Politicians Come From
Jonathan wasn’t all that happy to be labeled one of the “Stinking Paparazzi”, but being one had had its rewards Like the day–following a very iffy lead–he discovered the factory where politicians are made. While governments or political parties could specify color, language, basic ideology software, and diatribe to suit, the mold and the basic platform were the same for all. Lying, treachery, deceit, and insincerity were all standard no extra cost items . . .
Ancestry.com
Johnny was consumed with his heritage, and to get answers, he had signed up for ancestry.com. He had reached the end, and it looked like he was related to Barry Goldwater, the conservative Arizona senator; Marian Berry, the disgraced coke-snorting D. C. mayor; Barry Manilow; or Chuck Berry. He was pretty sure it was not all of them . . .
Madame Tussaud
The story broke when the Washington Post political correspondent noticed the president seemed to be less animated than usual, and finally the story came out: President Obama had Madame Tussaud make a stand-in to sit at his desk and sign documents so that he could go on an arctic bear and seal hunting trip with Vladimir Putin with their shirts off and do a little male bonding. By the middle of the second day, he was wishing he had sent the Madame Tussaud stand-in and stayed home where he could have the secret service do the shooting, and he could have stayed warm. . .
Tangled Web of Deceit
Tandy had wanted to run for elected office since childhood, but when she learned in civics class that virtually all politicians had to weave a tangled web of deceit to survive, she found the concept of intentional disorder more than a little repugnant . . .