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Like many politicians throughout history, Mitchell’s ego knows no bounds.

#Buckley supreme courtship series

Mirroring reality yet again, Judge Cartwright’s high ranking in the polls quickly deteriorated as she weighed in on some of the more important issues before the Supreme Court.ĭexter Mitchell’s ratings, on the other hand, skyrocketed once he quit the Senate in order to take the leading role in the TV series POTUS. Because of this, Dexter Mitchell, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, had no choice but to accept the nomination despite craving the appointment himself. Even President Vanderdamp’s abysmal ratings received a temporary boost from the popular appointment. Like Sarah Palin, Judge Cartwright began her bid for a seat on the Supreme Court with overwhelming support from the population. In Buckley’s own words, Judge Cartwright is “a glasses wearing, gun toting, TV hottie” who uses expressions like “that dog won’t hunt” and “I’m just a plain old girl from Plano, Texas.” If this is reminiscent of a certain former Vice Presidential candidate, keep in mind that the final copy was turned in to the editor last January! A prime example of the pastiche Buckley paints is the protagonist, Judge Pepper Cartwright, who has been selected by President Vanderdamp as his nominee to sit on the Supreme Court. Indeed, the whole debacle seems like it was taken straight from the pages of Buckley’s Supreme Courtship. Much to his surprise, the resignation was accepted, garnering a great wealth of media coverage for both himself and his new book. This would be a low hanging fruit.” Despite the fact that the Obama administration will probably lessen the chance for comic opportunity, he was a loyal Obama supporter, right up to the end - the end of his career as a columnist for National Review, that is.īecause of a posting he put up on Tina Brown’s Daily Beast blog titled “Sorry, Dad, I’m Voting for Obama”, he received a tremendous backlash from National Review supporters and ended up offering to resign from the publication (founded by his father, the famous conservative, William F. In a recent appearance on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me he stated that his “inner satirist crave a McCain / Palin administration would be a target rich environment.

The question that every political satirist is asking him or herself is, with this pending sea change, will there be enough material to stay employed?Ĭhristopher Buckley, author of the recently released book, Supreme Courtship, is wondering just that.

Our beloved “decider” is leaving office and taking with him a wealth of comic opportunities. Apparently, the recent election represents a shift in American politics. Not to belabor the point, but I heard somewhere that there was a certain “change” coming.