“I consider [President Bush] a fundamentally decent person, and I do not believe he or his White House deliberately or consciously sought to deceive the American people,” Scott McClellan writes in his recent book. With this sort of assurance, that no one will think any less of me even if I commit egregious errors, maybe I’ll just take this opportunity to spin my own sort of fundamental decency exercise:
FOR SALE: Live “green and simple” in a 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath townhouse with doubly insulated attic; bountiful kitchen counters and ample cupboard space with recycling bins* and an energy-conserving dishwashing arrangement**; alternative laundry drying system***; gas-free**** and all-electric lawn care equipment; global-warming combating, carbon-reducing decor*****; heating system with optional air conditioning alternative******; entirely free nighttime lighting*******; petrol refueling centers, fine dining, major grocery outlets, public education, and liquor store all within walking distance********; all-natural, cost-free, super-sensitive burglar alarms*********; local food production area**********; and much, much more. $175,000 or higher offer.
*where the dishwasher used to be
**without a dishwasher, you have to wash the dishes by hand, in the sink
***yeah, we took out the dryer, too, so use drying racks or the outdoor wash lines
****a reel mower with dull blades
*****all plants need watering weekly
******you provide the window fans
*******thanks, out-back mega-market
********you bring the sidewalks
*********they bark with the slightest–or no–provocation
**********swampy only part-time, shaded, upstream from the dogs
