The American Spectator

p> TESTICULARITIES br> Re: Jeffrey Lord’s Payback and the Chicken Lady : /p>

Should Her Royal C win in ‘08, Jeffrey Lord predicts a Bush payback due to all “the pent-up fury of Republicans at the precedents set by Democrats during the Bush years.” In this Bizarro World, Lord envisions bitter and angry Republicans calling for special prosecutors and staging filibusters. He sees a “snappish” McCain venting his righteous wrath during confirmation hearings. And my personal favorite: ‘Bumper stickers appear proclaiming “Don’t Give Britney or Hillary Custody of the Kids.”’

Yes, well, lovely thoughts all, but this scenario is predicated on Republicans acquiring backbones. What a pity that it takes Madame Hillary winning to invigorate the DC Republicans’ political passion. We here in fly-over country would have loved to have seen this reaction long before now.

Grover Norquist tried to warn us in 1992 in his prescient article “The Coming Clinton Dynasty,” which appeared in the November issue of TAS (published before the election): “Conservatives who think the Clinton Administration will be a short interregnum are making a disastrous mistake. For since Watergate, Democrats have learned to deal behind the scenes to ensure their re-election — with or without popular support.”

p>Keep that bumper sticker, though. It’s a winner. br> — Kitty Myers br> Painted Post, New York /p>

Regarding Jeffrey Lord’s piece about a prospective Hillary Clinton regime, although I believe it was well written, I also can’t see the Republicans acting in such a principled and outraged manner.