Posted: Back when Jason masks were REALLY scary
HALLOWASHINGTEEN, D.C. -- In a surprise public relations push against health care reform, some Senate Republicans have come together to show a unified front by dressing up as the big, bad, scary "public option" for Halloween to demonstrate how big, bad and scary it is.
"I had to go to four different Party City locations before I found anything even close," said Sen. Olympia Snowe (kinda R-Maine). "I thought putting my head through the Constitution, wearing a doctor's coat and maxing out my credit card would do the trick. In the end, it just wasn't scary enough. I'm going to have to consult with (Ohio Rep.) John Boehner on this one. He's great at scaring people."
Not to be outdone, Senate Democrats patronized their Republican colleagues by screaming like little children every time they passed a public option-clad Republican in the hallway.
Other Republican costumes included Rep. Joe Wilson (really R-S.C.), who dressed as a lying Obama-Hitler-Joker-commie-Muslim-vampire; Sen. Arlen Specter, who dressed as a Republican dressed as a Democrat; and Sen. John McCain (M-Ariz.), who dressed as Sen. John McCain.
"That's right. I'm suspending my candy-giving this year, and I'm turning my porch light off. And if any of these little jerks come on to my property asking for candy, I'll stick Cheney on them," McCain said.
"How about them razor-filled apples?" he added.
