WELL, THIS IS GRACELAND...:

Elvis' political strategy? Bush aides will clarify (DAVE BARRY, 9/01/04, Miami Herald)

I attended a gathering of the College Republicans, a group of politically active young people whose views I wholeheartedly endorse because they gave the media free food and liquor.

But I was somewhat intimidated by the College Republicans themselves. When I was a college student, back in the '60s, I . . .

OK, never mind what I did in the '60s. But I did it in very casual attire. Whereas the College Republicans, overwhelmingly male, wore nice suits and ties and had haircuts that appeared to be only minutes old. They also had firm handshakes, outgoing personalities and the easy, confident manner of young people who will someday, possibly later this year, be deciding whether to move your firm to Taiwan.

They had gathered at a Manhattan bar to hear from Karl Rove, who, depending on your political perspective, is either the (a) chief political advisor to President Bush, or (b) the Antichrist. Some people claim he's the brains behind the president, who, let's face it, does not always appear to be 100 percent aware of what he is thinking.

This was demonstrated Monday when the president said we could not win the war on terror, and his aides had to clarify this by explaining that what the president meant was that we COULD win the war on terror. (John Kerry immediately released a statement stating that he strongly disagreed with both of the president's positions.)

As far as the College Republicans are concerned, Karl Rove is Elvis.

No, no, no...Rove is the Colonel.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 1, 2004 11:06 AM