Outsourcing

Normally, Pat Richelieu Robertson is a man unafraid to call for serious action from his Almighty. Asking for His help to open a second Supreme Court vacancy, for example.

But He doesn't even rate a mention in this one. PR blows off the man upstairs and subs the job out to our flextime President, declaring that it's time to deliver Hugo Chavez's head on a platter.The sourcing decision seems to hinge on fiscal concerns:

We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with.

At least we know that if Pat doesn't struggle with morality, he does keep an eye on the books.

UPDATE: 8/24/05
Well, it seems like something made Mullah Pat reconsider his fatwa. Since nothing is cheaper than an assassins bullet, I guess his reputation is worth the extra cost of a kidnapping, or something...