and yet do not be surprised to find her in the senate. On Dec 30, 6:53 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > americanthinker.com > By Pamela Meister > > Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was the beautiful > Princess Caroline who was part of one of the oldest royal families in > the country -- a family that built its fortune on Hollywood > investments and possibly bootlegging, and was plagued with tragedy and > scandal -- but whose over-glorified name still held many in its > hypnotic thrall. Yet Princess Caroline, despite her royal pedigree and > family tradition of publicly serving themselves -- er, tradition of > public service -- chose to live her life quietly, eschewing publicity. > Despite earning a law degree, she stayed at home to raise her > children, occasionally raising money for charitable causes and > publishing a few books that sold more on name recognition than their > literary quality. > > Then one day, a hopeful heir to the throne of this modern-day Camelot > came to Princess Caroline and asked for her help in pulling the sword > out of the stone so that he could rule the land and bring everlasting > hope and happiness to the serfs who were barely scratching a miserable > living under the outgoing king's wretched rule. All she had to do was > to help him find his ceremonial stand-in (sometimes known as a > whipping boy). Princess Caroline agreed, and she not only found a > whipping boy whose oral blunders were sure to take the media spotlight > off anything foolish The OneTM might utter, but she found a new > purpose in life -- the desire to serve the public in the same way her > other family members had. > > And just like a fairy tale, Princess Caroline suddenly found herself > in a position to be named to a plum position within the new king's > court, a cushy seat her uncle once held. She said that her status as a > mother and an advocate of public schools (even though her children > went to exclusive private schools) constituted plenty of experience to > do the difficult job of creating legislation and overseeing the purse > strings of the treasury. Many of her similarly privileged friends > agreed, saying that if people would only "get to know her" that they > too would agree that she was ready for the job on day one. > > To the untrained eye it seemed as though Princess Caroline was > suddenly infected by a sense of power in her success in helping to > create a new political dynasty, but the truth is she did it because of > her humble desire to serve. In her own words: "Going into politics is > something people have asked me about forever. When this opportunity > came along, which was sort of unexpected, I thought, `Well, maybe now. > How about now?'" What is truly amazing is that she said this not while > nibbling caviar and sipping champagne, but while eating a grilled > cheese and bacon sandwich, washing it down with coffee. Truly, a woman > of the people. > > And, showing she had twice the political acumen and intellectual > powers of another woman of much lesser pedigree -- some would say > member of the peasant class - who recently tried to use her experience > as a city councilwoman, mayor, chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas > Conservation commission and Alaska governor to crash the gates > carefully guarded by the political elite, Princess Caroline said (in > response to a question about her seeking even higher office), "Now, > well, can we just, you know, get through this, like, you know, right > here now? I mean, you know." > > Yet despite the obvious, some dared to doubt Princess Caroline's > readiness for the job. There was speculation that by selecting her > above all others, Gov. Paterson was counting on political payback in > the form of fundraising and gaining an audience with King Obama -- and > cruel whisperings that she really was just a "limousine liberal," a > "carpetbagger," and a "middle-aged dilettante" who wanted to try > something new -- and politics would do nicely. Poor Princess Caroline. > How could anyone doubt her sincerity? Her integrity? Her ability to > serve? She began to get agitated. When asked when she first realized > she wanted the position within King Obama's court, Princess Caroline > had this witty retort: "Have you guys ever thought about writing for, > like, a woman's magazine or something? I thought you were the crack > political team." Those reporters, by the way, are still smarting from > that stinging rebuttal. Some have even sought psychiatric help. > > So what happened to Princess Caroline? Did she manage to get past the > dragons and find her rightful place at the Round Table in Camelot? > Alas, this fairy tale has yet to have its ending written. Perhaps the > New Year will bring all of Princess Caroline's dreams out of the > shadows and into reality. > > And for those of you out there who doubt the existence of fairy tale > endings? Break time is over. It's time to stop reading this and > getting back to digging potatoes. > > Pam Meister is the editor of FamilySecurityMatters.org and a > contributor to Pajamas Media. The opinions expressed here are her own. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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