<p><em>Politico</em> trotted out the bug guns with this piece on the <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/16987.html" target="_blank">mass exodus of Republicans from the nation’s capital</a> so as to get out of the way of the inaugural festivities/bedlam. It seems a hotspot is Vegas—and you know, in this time of economic turmoil, just because the odds at the roulette table are stacked against you by not figuring the zero and double-zero (and probably other reasons as well), it’s probably a better bet than almost anything on the stock market.</p>
<p>Europe is mentioned, specifically Switzerland. Personally, I’d love to see some free-market hawks <a href="http://splicetoday.com/consume/ideal-bailout" target="_blank">join forces with Björk over in Iceland</a>. Think about it. Just as Congress often uses the tiny colony of Washington, DC as a test tube for policy, Iceland would be great for out-of-power Republican economists to rebuild their bona fides.</p>
<p>But back to Vegas, I’m picturing an interpretation of that scene in <em>Rounders</em> where all of the card sharks are chewing the fat at a card table and a slew of unknowing boobs sit down at the empty seat, only to be totally fleeced. You’ve got Bush, Cheney, Rice, Norm Coleman, <a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/westmoreland-calls-obama-uppity-2008-09-04.html" target="_blank">Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Liberal-Fascism-American-Mussolini-Politics/dp/0385511841/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231263379&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Jonah Goldberg</a> at the blackjack table. A lone liberal blogger sits down, cosmo in his sweaty palm and a President Obama tiara askew.</p>
<p>—</p>
<p>Blogger: Hey, you guys mind if I sit in?</p>
<p>[All nod, barely smiling; cue festive trip-hop soundtrack]</p>
<p>Blogger: Man, how about that. President Obama. Hey, a round of drinks on me.</p>
<p>Jonah: Oh yeah, man. Score one for the end of the culture wars. The fascists pulled through.</p>
<p>Blogger: Excuse me?</p>
<p>Cheney: <em>Laughing</em> He’s messing with you kid.</p>
<p>Westmoreland: Yeah, the boy will do fine.</p>
<p>Blogger: Boy?</p>
<p>—</p>
<p>Well, it goes on. Suffice to say that poor blogger will leave the casino with a few hundred dollars in the form of a tax rebate—after losing thousands to health care and the like.</p>
<p>Where were the Democrats during the Bush inaugurations? I’m thinking they rented out a warehouse and played World of Warcraft all night long.</p>
Andrew Sargus Klein
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