Did that word make you wince? Did it make you twist your mind to remember where you heard it? It was George Allen you heard it from. Big, beefy guy, looks like he likes a good steak. Hail fellow well met. Back-slapper. After a few friendly beers he’ll invite you to arm-wrestle.
He was supposed to be John McCain. That’s right. George Allen was slated to be this year’s Republican nominee for President of the
It’s only because he was badgered by the opposition, who sent cameras to all his events, that we found out in time what kind of man he is.
And what kind of man is that? It’s the kind of man who thinks he can say anything. Who’s so sure of himself that he lets himself go; he indulges in being himself in front of us because he has no fear of rejection. Maybe too much unconditional love as a child. He either thought he could get away with calling the guy “Monkey” (and not in a nice way), or he didn’t think. The second is more likely, and worse.
There were repercussions. The Senate election was cosmically close. It took two days before the world knew that Allen had lost by less than half a percent, and the Senate had shifted to the Dems. It was not 50-50 with Big Dick casting the tie-breaker for the Reps but 51-49. One word and BAM! Just like that, the Dems control the Senate and every committee. And something else had happened. There was no way now that George Allen could run for President.
So why am I bringing up all this old stuff? Because there is further irony born of this slip of the tongue. George Allen didn’t suck up his annoyance, and thereby lost a sure-win election to Jim Webb.
That name sound familiar? He’s on the short list for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the
Mr.Webb is a man of many talents. So many, you get the idea he can do anything. When called upon to be a Senator, he became a good enough Senator in a year and a half to be a possible Vice President. Could be in eight years, he’ll be what George Allen was supposed to be this year. His party’s presidential nominee.
How’s that grab you, Mr. Allen? You’re not going to be president and in eight years, he might be.
But maybe they’re right, and no Republican can win this year, let alone one named George. But maybe, just maybe, you were young enough and brash enough to capture the minds and hearts of some of the kids and ladies the Dems locked up during the Primaries. Maybe, just maybe, you were what it took to win.
And George, we know you like nick-names. How, pray tell, would you have referred to your opponent, Mr.Obama?
