Â"Stop being so dramatic, GeorgieÂ" came the annoyed but playful response, accompanied by a backhanded wave of the hand, we got Hussein, didnÂ't we? That guy who tried to off your dad, and I donÂ't mean that in a good way.Â" Bush simmered, Â"Hello? Earth to Rummy, have you seen the news in like, the last two years? Our beautiful and saucy boys are over there getting killed on a regular basis and the country is a mess. People are calling on me to fire you, honey and I donÂ't know how much longer I can protect you. Things just havenÂ't been the same since the fall of Baghdad.Â"
Â"I donÂ't understand, youÂ're not sayingÂ"Â"
Â"Look Rummy, you know I love you. You know I would do anything for you.Â" Bush started crying again, Â"DonÂ't you know you have to do something to make things better over there? Were losing the midterm elections and Karl says that to make things at least appear as if we are doing something that you have to go. I justÂ" I just donÂ't know how to quit you, Rummy! You have to do something!Â"
Â"Donnie, you know why it has been a while. After our last trip, Laura went up to clean the place and found our two leather outfits, and I donÂ't think she completely bought that part about intelligence suggesting that Osama and Omar are hiding out in gay bars in Kandahar and we were just trying to think like them to gain an edge.Â"
Â"OK then what do we do thenÂ"
Â"I donÂ't know Rummy, I just donÂ't knowÂ"Â"
