The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    "The Fmr Presidents: Third Shoe to Drop?"

    (apologies to Robert Smigel for the title ripoff)

    In the previous episode, The Fmr Presidents decided to create chaos in the 2008 Presidential campaign.

    Clinton:  Hey, you guys.  I've already been busy.  You're slackin'.  Here, let me show you one more time.  Y'know that Bosnia thing has died down.  Watch what I'm gonna do!

    Carter:  Well, ahm puttin' my plan into place now.  Y'heard me practically drool over Barack yesterday?  Tomorruh, I'm announcing my trip to Syria to meet with Hamas!  After that, ah've got one more ace up my sleeve - I just sent a goat-mail to Osama!

    Clinton:  Well done, Jimmy, well done!

    (HW) Bush:  OK, OK, you've both done great jobs!  I've been urging my son to keep up the troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I got Maliki to take that rash Basra action.

    Carter:  Well, I thought that would actually produce some positive results, but you were right, George - it was a bad week for George and John.

    Bush:  The piece of resistance, though, is set for next week.  Jimmy, you're scheduled to be on Stephanopoulas this Sunday, I've already told Blitzer's people that I'm available for later in the day.  I'm going to let them know that McCain and I met in Texas this week.

    Clinton:  And???

    Bush:  We were talking about the economy, I told John my hearing hasn't been good since my last skydive, and John looked at me and said, "READ MY LIPS, GEORGE.  NO NEW TAXES."
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    NEXT EPISODE:  The Fmr Presidents announce their joint candidacy on the Unity'08 ticket.  (Bill has two black eyes and a high-pitched voice.)