5 June 08
Vetinari Ascendant
We’ve reported on how Barack Obama bears more than a passing resemblance to Lord Vetinari. This scene in the Senate today could have easily been written by Terry Pratchett, especially the bit about smiling up at the press at the end.
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I found out yesterday that the Chair of the House Budget Committee is named Jack Spratt. That seemed like another case of life imitating a Terry Pratchett novel.