The Parable of Publius

Publius at Legal Fiction has written an apt faux parable entitled "The Parable of Social Conservative and Justice Luttig." Here's a taste:

And when Social Conservative was ninety years old and nine, the BUSH appeared to him, and said unto him, “I am the Almighty Bush; walk with me and vote for me this fall.” Normally, Social Conservative would have fallen on his face and given thanks to the Bush. But not today.

“Why should I vote for thee?”

“You must trust me my faithful follower,” the Bush replied.

“I have trusted thee before. I have wandered in this desert for years and have been thirsty. And you have said, ‘vote for me and I will give you water.’ And you said, ‘there is water’ and I looked. But there was no water. Only Arlen Specter with a Chairman’s crown upon his head.”

“You must trust me my faithful follower.”

Publius is painting broad strokes with a blunt instrument (ah, the unsettling tingle of a mixed metaphor), but it's pretty funny nonetheless. There's much more on his site, though my favorite is this part: "But there was not water. Only Arlen Specter." That's rich.