Thursday, February 14, 2013

Eye Recommend --- A Spritz of Power

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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