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2'A-1 JANUARY 1.6,2009 , . PARK CITIES PEOPLE

BULLETIN FROM.THE BUBBLE

Why Have You F orsak en US, Mr.(LameDuck) President?

Parkies had your back, when the rest of Dallas had Barack, but-youpicked Preston Hollow
I've been Dear George w., _ more than $100,000 in the , y~u might want to be near
focused on Do you mind if I call you midst of a recession on Kuby's, where I'm sure
this whole George? I mean, we were designer power suits. This you've heard Karl Rove was
~'George W. practically almost neigh- support was sort of a tribute spotted not long ago. The
Bush moving bors, and by the time you to you, George. guy could barely get a bite
back to town don't read this, you won't : And when your fellow of biscuit down without
Merritt but snub- even be president anymore. - Dallasites were jumping on someone stopping to praise
Patterson bing the Park Anyway, here's the deal, ' the Obama bandwagon, cry- him. You could make Rove
Cities" thing. George. It's a free coun- ing for change and dragging look like a nobody there,
Even the try, and you can live wher- your approval rating down, and that could give you a lit-
Democrats secretly kind ever you want. But Preston Parkies stood by you with tle street cred while you're
of reveled in rumors that Hollow? an undying, nearly irratio- finding yourself again. ,
[he was doing some post- Forgive me if I seem a lit- nal loyalty, erecting yard ,j
"But there's no turning
presidential house hunting tle snarky, but when the vest signs for the candidate who back now. You already gave
in our ZIP codes. And we of America flipped on you would keep you on speed 'us the dis.Just know that you
were all a little surprised like a fair-weather friend, dial to make sure he was can't call theDf'D if there's
when he chose Preston the Park Cities stood by you . leading in your likeness. a bird in your vaulted ceiling
Hollow. blindly. Weapons of mass I'm sure you're a little or a stray dog wandering on
Yeah, whatever, it's a destruction or not, in your freaked out by the media your property like you can
restigious neighborhood darkest D.C. days, you 'were after that crazy foreign jour- in the Park Cities. Not to
:and all, but it's positioned' a total rock star to us. nalist started hurling foot-' mention that you're a hefty
firmly within the city According to' the folks , wear at you recently. But in drive away from Goff's and
limits of Dallas, where .ar ound here, Barack is the Park Cities that would 'Mustang Donuts.
1here's way more Obama- getting your office only never happen, because we This was your doing. So
supporting liberals than in because so many 'voters dis- love our shoes and wouldn't after you're settled into
the Park Cities. , criminated against McCain risk them being confistated urban life in Dallas proper
I Besides, we're just plain for being old and Caucasian, PHOTO: MERRITT PATTERSON as evidence. But something and show up at the Highland
b ett e r. So what was' he not because the country Karl Rove was treated like such a big shot when he ate at Kuby's last tells me Dallas Morning . Park Village Mi Cocina in
thinking? 'was distancing from your November, Merritt just had to snap a picture of him with her iPhone. News columnist Steve Blow super baggy low-rise jeans
doesn't wear Gucci pumps, that show your boxers on
administration and there- and you're in his domain purpose, you, have no one
fore your political party as now. I'd duck if I were you. to blame but yourself. Don't
a whole. I thought you'd move come crawling back to us.
It's true. Even after Tina somewhere near Snider " We were there for you, and
Fey had totally.nailed Sarah Plaza for the high bank-per- you gave us the hand.
'Palin and the whole Alaska- resident ratio. Or maybe Respectfully,
is-near-Russia thing, fash- just near SMU so you could , Merritt Patterson
ion-minded women .in swing by your new library
the Park Cities applauded whenever. And if that didn't
Palin's decision to spend do it for you,' I thought