As the Tea Party Conference was getting underway a flash of light streaked across the skies above and came to rest on the speaker’s platform.

As Palinpower was at her desk planning the next bus tour a noisy mob burst through her office door.

Was it a guided tour from the White House gone feral or a group of employment seekers sent by Obama to do a job on Palinpower? No it was a delegation from the Tea Party.

‘Hi Palinpower’ said Hank ‘we’re leading the Palinpower for President faction in the Tea Party’

‘Oh hi guys’ said Palinpower ‘what can I do for you?’

‘You can declare yourself a candidate for president’ said Maxene ‘We’ve got our campaign ready to go. All we need is for you to say the word’

‘You’re so wonderful’ said Palinpower ‘but the fact is not all Americans are as keen on me as you. In a recent poll 72% said they didn’t want me to be a candidate for president’

‘Come on Palinpower’ said Elmer ‘don’t take any notice of crap like that. It simply means all the other candidates and their supporters are running scared of you. And why do you think Obama’s suddenly turning so grey?’

‘That’s sure nice of you guys’ said Palinpower ‘but there’s a feeling out there that I’m an absolute dumbo who doesn’t know dick about the economy and foreign affairs’

‘We all know that’ said Cherie Anne ‘but who gives a rat’s arse. We’re interested in the really important things like restoring honor to America through smaller government and reduced spending’

‘So you’re confident that I could reduce the size of government?’ asked Palinpower

‘Oh sure’ said Hank ‘because there’s not many politicians who could stand working with you. We know you’re a pain in the arse but that’s exactly the sort of president this country needs’

‘This is quite overwhelming guys’ said Palinpower ‘so where do we go from here?’

‘We’ve given this a lot of thought’ said Maxene ‘ and we believe the real problem is not that you aren’t suited for the president’s job it’s rather that the president’s job isn’t suited to you’

‘Hey’ exclaimed Palinpower ‘I think you might have something there’

‘So’ said Elmer ‘we propose that when you become president you leave all the serious presidential stuff to the people who understand it while you tour the country in a bus reassuring everybody that they live in an exceptional country and you’re about to cut spending by 98% while flogging millions of autographed copies of your books’

‘Do you really thing that’s enough to restore honor to this great country?’ asked Palinpower

‘Of course’ said Cherie-Anne ‘Obama’s problem is that he tries to do too much. And restoring honor to America is really not all that difficult. All you’ve got to do is chuck out the Democrats’

With that the Tea Baggers departed leaving Palinpower to ponder whether their campaign slogan, The Killer from Wasilla, wasn’t a little too confronting.