It's not fishy

'cause "only dead fish go with the flow."

Here's how I imagine the conversation went with her staff.

SARAH: Good mornin' staffers. I hope y'all are ready and rarin' to get to work.

ATLAS: Hey boss. We've been talking, and we think we have an idea about how to increase your chances in 2012 like we talked about last night.

SARAH: Oh yeah? Shoot. I'm just rarin' to get back out there on that campaign trial, donchaknow. Hey, you don't think these ethics hearings will hurt all that now, do ya?

ALGEBRA: No ma'am. This idea that Atlas and Candle came up with solves that problem. It's a sure thing and so far out of the box you'll have peoples' heads spinning.

SARAH: Oh, you know I like that. Give it to me, Atlas. (BLANKET enters the office, late as usual.) Oh, high Blanket, so sorry to hear about your father there. He was an inspiration to so many...oh, it wasn't your father? There's another Blanket? Oh. I thought since you were...oh nevermind. Have a seat, there.

ATLAS: Governor, we think you should resign.

SARAH: Resign? How does that help me in 2012?

CANDLE: Because you can claim you're doing it to "save the state" and because the leftist media is beating up on you and your family. It's a sure fire way to fire up the base and get them in your camp early. It's a sure thing!

SARAH: Hmmm, yeah. I can see that! Yeah, I think you're on to something, there, youbetcha. Does everyone agree with this?

TOM: No, ma'am. I don't.

SARAH: Oh, Tom...you're such a fuddyduddy. OK, well, when should I do this? Next week? Wait for the holiday to pass?

BLOCK: No, we think you should do it TODAY.

SARAH: TODAY?! Oh my...I don't know. Isn't it kinda soon and all?

ATLAS: Nope. Do it today. It's a slow news day and you'll get all the air time. Then tomorrow we can go to the Tea Party in Anchorage and prove how conservative we are by pointing out how much money you'll be saving the state.

SARAH: OK. Sounds like a humdinger. I'll write the speech now.

TOM: Ma'am, shouldn't you let me write the speech for you?

SARAH: Hahahahahaha! Tom, you're so funny there in your suit and tie all buttoned up. Of course you shouldn't write MY speech. I'm the one givin' it, afterall, donchaknow. Nah, I'll write it nice and quick here and we'll give the press conference in, what, an hour and a half? Super!

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