A SPRITZ OF POWER, by Frank Bruni -- http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/opinion/bruni-a-spritz-of-power.html?_r=0
In honor of Valentine's Day, I want to share this politically scented satire.
"It's kind of amazing, given our politicians' obsession with self-promotion, that we haven't yet seen a line of Congressional colognes."
This is very clever. Mr. Bruni is dead-on in his assessments too. He gets a poke at everyone from Marco Rubio -- "Amnesty by Marco Rubio, the eau de toilette for the man or woman who craves a clean break, a new beginning. I imagine a tope note of citrus, nodding to Rubio's native Florida, and a middle note of tea, nodding to his party-within-a-party."
to John McCain -- John McCain could channel his spooky fury into a fragrance for the grudge holder who has never suffered a slight that he didn't avenge. Its name would be Payback, and it would smell of sour grapes and scorched earth."
to Bill Clinton -- "(his) signature scent will be a musky number for men only. It'll use cedar, incense and wormwood to rewrite history, and be called Unimpeachable."
Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie, John Boehner, even Ted Cruz gets a perfumed moniker.
Enjoy! and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
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