In an effort to pick the new leader of the Republican Party, Sarah Palin has invited top GOP politicians to a two-week "Alaska Outdoor Adventure" in early October. According to Palin, participants "will live off the land, engage in trust-building exercises, and if we're really lucky, maybe even knock off a grizzly bear."
"I already have commitments from Cheney, Giuliani, Gingrich and Rove," Palin said, "and Mitt Romney and Rush Limbaugh also indicate they'll attend."
While plans for the outing have yet to be finalized, the group will be ferried by helicopter into one of Alaska's remotest regions and left to their own devices for up to 14 days.
"Dick Cheney and I will be armed for sure," Palin said, "and anyone else who wants to carry a sidearm or rifle will be encouraged to do so. We'll only be eating what we shoot, so I'm hoping everyone will be packing."
Alaska's governor said she came up with the idea in response to Democratic charges that the GOP is a ship without a rudder since the November election. "Well, let me tell you," she said, "when this trip is over, we're going to by God have us a leader."
When asked if all the politicians were healthy enough for the adventure, Palin smiled and said, "That's what this is all about. Anybody who starts crying for his mama, or even -- God forbid -- croaks out there, is not the person we want leading the Party."
Palin admitted she may have an advantage because she is younger and more experienced in the wilderness.
"But some of the older guys just might surprise us," she said. "In a life and death situation, if you toss a Bowie knife on the ground between Limbaugh and Gingrich, you're going to see one helluva cat fight."
I like the whole idea, but I don't get the last paragraph.
Posted by: Sophia Fire | June 15, 2009 at 08:53 PM