One evening in the West Wing, the mood was especially glum. The President's poll numbers were in the tank. In Iraq, his pet war was out of control, and re-cord numbers of troops were dying.
Across town in Congress, many allies he'd counted as reliable votes were leaving in disgrace and scandal. His domestic policy, stalled. His international agenda, botched.
The president's ears drooped. His eyes cast downward. Laura, sensing the enormous burden on her husband's shoulders, touched his arm, closed her eyes, and whispered a prayer.
The same scene replayed itself in the homes of Republican members all over Red America. A precocious six-year-old girl clutches her teddy bear, dismisses her servant for the evening, and squints her eyes as tight as they would shut. Her lips move but no words can be heard as she makes her wishes known only to the Creator. In unison, congressmen and their children, the president and politicians, all petition the Almighty for a miracle.
God looked down at his children, so supplicant and earnest, and God was moved. Then, in a majestic display of mercy and love, God answered their prayers...and sent John Kerry.....
...a microphone.
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