It’s time to broach the delicate subject of Political Nanny's wages. Let's start with Ron Paul.
Political Nanny works hard with this fledgling candidate whose language skills (fractional reserve-banking? gold standard? jury nullification?) make him difficult to understand, and whose lack of political stature leaves him extra needy in terms of her attention. Little Ron Paul is one of her more difficult charges to chase after (Mike Gravel from the Democrat playgroup is clearly the hardest).
Overtime and hazard pay is justified! Political Nanny has to search with purpose and an open mind for Ron Paul information. And then she has to read it.
She must constantly remind herself that, painful though it may be to listen to his friends, any political opinion is better than none at all. Not to mention, Ron is a terribly serious boy, kind of dry. And while he always tries to do his best, he has nonetheless made some really icky craft projects that embarrass Political Nanny to no end. (Watch one of them at the end of this post.) So, as with caregivers who pull weekend overnighters on short notice or agree to light housekeeping duties, political nannies should also be compensated for the extras.
Indeed this request for a bigger paycheck comes suspiciously timed -- just after a huge windfall of donations from all those people who love the little Libertarian. Ron Paul has raised more than $16 million this quarter (that’s three months!). He raised $6 million of that overnight this past Saturday. He raised $4.2 million on a single day in November. Please be assured, Political Nanny is not try to take advantage.
Still, there’s plenty of wiggle room in the budget for a little something extra toward his favorite Political Nanny. After all, what would he do without her? (No, that wasn’t a threat. Buuuuuut, if you’d like to continue with this quality of care …)
What do you say, Ron? Up her base pay 12 percent and throw in free use of the Range Rover for field trips along the secret NAFTA Superhighway?
