From The Herald Tribune
By Daryl Lease

News item: As public anger grows over rising gas costs and record profits by oil companies, President Bush calls for a Justice Department investigation into possible price gouging.

The doors of Justice swing open, and five men in dark suits emerge in a perfect V formation. They stride briskly toward the street, where their vehicle awaits …

Tony Snow, the new White House press secretary, is the first to spot it. “We’re taking a Hummer?” he asks, his voice rising in disbelief. “Shouldn’t we get a hybrid or something? I mean, for appearance’s sake?”

The V halts. A scowl slowly takes shape on the face of the man at the front of the formation — the vice president of the United States, the Honorable Dick Cheney.

“Requires frequent stops to refill,” he says out of the side of his mouth. “Easier to collect data that way.”

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