As Timothy Geithner, the US Secretary of Treasury, was working in his office a streak of light swept across the sky, shot through his window and came to rest in front of his desk.

Was it a flash of Obama inspiration or a rocket on its way up someone’s backside? No, it was Palinpower.

‘I am on a mission’ announced Palinpower ‘to stop the Obama government’s massive spending and return strength and honour to the American economy’

‘You can’t come bursting in here like that protested Tim who was not a little pissed off by the intrusion, ‘Can’t you see I’m busy on vital government business. If you want a meeting phone my secretary for an appointment’

‘The time for action is now’ said Palinpower ‘the American people are not going to stand idly by while you squander their future on stimulus projects that wouldn’t even excite Al Gore on viagra’

‘Would you like a cup of tea?’ asked Tim

‘No thanks’ said Palinpower ‘I’ve just come from the Tea Party’

‘Look’ said Tim trying to be reasonable ‘all the president and I are doing is implementing a mandate from the American people to build a progressive society for all our citizens’

What you are doing’ accused Palinpower ‘is progressing our society into hock with China. If we carry on like this you’ll progress into running a Chinese laundry and I’ll progress into becoming a Beijing intercontinental ballistic missile aimed at the White House’

‘Relax Palinpower’ said Tim who had by now twigged this was a initiative on behalf of the Republican Party rather than an alien superpower. ‘The president and I have got everything under control. These purchase orders I am currently signing will produce thousands of jobs building the infrastructure of this great nation’

‘But you’re signing away billions of dollars borrowed from China’ shrieked Palinpower ‘and mortgaging the future of our children and their children too if they can afford to have any’

With that she seized the purchase orders, tore them up and tossed the fragments through the window.

‘You can’t do that’ shouted Tim ‘that’s billions of dollars you’ve tossed away’

‘That’s billions of dollars’ responded Palinpower ‘that I’ve cut from your massive spending programme. I shall not rest until I’ve freed the people form the tyranny of Obama’s debilitating debt’

‘The President will hear of this outrage’ said Tim

‘Good’ said Palinpower ‘so shall the people. We demand he gets immediate treatment for his addiction to gambling away our money’

‘You’ve caused me at least two extra days work’ said Tim ‘Now I’ve got to prepare those purchase orders all over again’

‘Just remember’ said Palinpower ‘that I’ll be using my supernatural powers to check on your every move. If you so much as think of going back to your wanton spending ways I shall be ready to defend the future of America’

Then she was gone in a flash leaving Tim to ponder the advisability of leaving his office window open even on hot days.