The PTA Has Special Interests?

Proof that McCain has lost, or is losing his fucking mind. (quote lifted from Sudbay)

Sen. McCain, of all the candidates you considered, what drew you to her?

JOHN: Obviously, I found her to be very intelligent and very well-versed on the issues. But I think the important thing was that she's a reformer. She's taken on special interests since she ran for the PTA and the city council and mayor. The courage, I guess, is what most impressed me.

Sooo, I envision a scene where the Mother Hen of the PTA, has 7 kids, ages 4-18, is a caterer by trade and lays out her goddamn business cards, with "one free cookie" printed across the back, on the table at the quarterly bake sales. Since she always quickly sells out her tasty homemade cakes and cookies, she controls the market, gets to set the prices, and keeps her choice spot in the corner facing the fucking entrance. The Hen lets her buddy, The Farmer, who gives the chef free eggs for the bake sales out of his personal chicken coop, occupy the spot next to her (even though he supposedly sells store bought pie). Some of the other hens and cocks are sick of it, so they come to Sarah "The Barracuda" Palin to take them down a peg. There is a heated debate because many of the other mothers and fathers like the Mother Hen, as she's an awesome chef and brings in all kinds of outside business. People stop by the bake sale that haven't had kids in 20 years for her fucking sweets. It's rumored she's to be named top bake sale earner in Alaska for the fifth year in a row! But Palin says fuck that, and sets the wheels in motion to put the Bake Sale Queen and her buddy in their place by creating a petition to put a stop to the unfairness. She demands the caterer and the farmer be moved to the shitty table in the back of the cafeteria as a punishment for her bribery and preferential treatment, while promising all the mediocre Duncan Hines mom's prime spots in the front, right next to hers, in front of the door. Standing atop a cafeteria table, paraphrasing her heroes, George Bush and Hillary Clinton, she proclaims, "You're either with us or against us!" The pressure and intimidation worked, and so it was, Sarah Palin became Bake Sale Queen of the PTA, or was it Governor of Alaska?

Would that even constitute a special interest? I don't know, but it was fun to write. All I can say is, watch out OPEC.

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