It's the Economy, Stupid

Dear God,

In 1992, Clinton campaign strategist James Carville hung a sign in campaign headquarters. It said, "The economy, stupid," and Carville hung it to remind everyone to stay on message about money. The American people, Carville knew, want desperately to achieve the American dream.

Well, it's déjà vu all over again, and this time J. Wayne Leonard, CEO of Entergy, not Bill Clinton, Big Guy of Little Rock, can show the American people how to dream big and accomplish big. That's because J. Wayne personally made $54 million in three years alone.

So what do you think about this idea, God? Just like John Nagy once taught an entire nation how to draw, J. Wayne can teach everyone to be rich! Near as I can tell, his formula hinges at least in part on the timely declaration of bankruptcy.

After Hurricane Katrina, see, Entergy New Orleans was faced with an enormous cleanup. So, at J. Wayne's prompting, the company declared bankruptcy, thereby qualifying for $200 million in disaster relief funds, roughly 9.7% of which went into J. Wayne's pocket.

It's not difficult to imagine disaster scenarios in Vermont that could further enrich our hero. Remember Enexus! Remember Fairpoint! Remember the cooling tower and the steam dryer!

Lord, whadya say J. Wayne and I make a television program? Legislators can gather at their plasma screens and watch J. Wayne as he demonstrates with charcoal (or Cayman Island bank accounts, whatever) how to create both shade and shady deals. Then, fully satisfied that allowing Vermont Yankee to operate for an additional 20 years makes sense, they can vote to enrich J. Wayne Leonard, American hero, at the expense of Vermonters everywhere.

You see, Lord, James Carville was right. It is the economy that matters. Cue happy music!

Amen,

Fake-Rob

PS: Anti-nuke activists organized by Safe & Green and the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance have already embarked on their walk to Montpelier. Bless their verdant little hearts. Keep your fingers crossed for snow, and maybe a little ice.