Look Out Behind You, Mr. Secretary!

By Sniffles

Whew. We know it's Halloween and all, but somebody really must have scared Lawrence Eagleburger.

Mr. Eagleburger is one of those former Secretaries of State whose endorsement John McCain is so proud of. So it was a little bit of an "oops" when he said yesterday that Sarah Palin wasn't ready to be President.

Well, somebody in the McCain campaign must have gotten hold of the former Secretary and unloaded on him. Because today — on Fox News, of course — he was desperately, desperately trying to take it back.

"I made a serious mistake yesterday," he babbled. "I wasn’t thinking when I said it... And I was just plain stupid."

What was most amazing about the Fox appearance was Mr. Eagleburger's demeanor. A man who has confidently represented America to the leaders of the world looked nervous and unsettled. Gosh, who called him? Steve Schmidt? He's pretty scary even under normal circumstances.

Although he's given us a good laugh today, we cats still HISS at Lawrence Eagleburger. Because the thing that's really frightening about this election is the thought of Sarah Palin a heartbeat away.

(Image: "Nosferatu," F.W. Murnau, 1922)