Rudy Falls Off Ronald Reagan's Stool

—By Jonathan Stein

| Fri Oct. 19, 2007 12:31 PM PDT

Anonymous flier being handed out here at the super-Christian Family Research Council's Washington Briefing:

The American Stool
Designed by Ronald Reagan
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1. Attach stool leg labeled: "Strong Economy"
Step 2. Attach stool leg labeled: "Strong Military"
Step 3. Attach stool leg labeled: "Strong Family"
DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!
Someone make sure that Rudy gets a copy of this! He lost his!

The back? Completely blank. No one wants to take credit. What is this, South Carolina?

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