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An Imaginary Rendition Of What McCain Said To Brownback In The Ballyhooed Cloakroom Of The Senate
"Sam, can I ask you a question?"
"Go right ahead, John."
"You won't get mad?"
"What's the question?"
"Well, pastor Hagee endorsed me yesterday."
"I heard that."
"You're not disappointed?"
Senator Brownback had to be truthful. "A little."
"But not totally."
"John," Brownback said, "let's just say that I'm incrementally but not irreversibly let down by the development."
"If I understand you, then," McCain said, "you won't renounce my acceptance of the endorsement--even if Russert pressures you on Meet The Press--thereby revoking your own approval."
Brownback said, "I've asked for guidance."
"Very good, Sam," said McCain. "So will I."
Brownback, apparently lost in thought, might well have been asking for guidance.
McCain waited before proceeding.
"Will Catholics quit sending me money when they hear a guy who hates them came on board?"
"They might."
"I'll make a statement."
McCain left the cloakroom. He had big plans for the month of March: 13.1 million.
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