“Bananas in Pajamas” aficionados will recall when the big yellow-costumed plantain named “B1″ would ask his twin fruit “Are you thinking what I’m thinking, B2?” Not a “Bananas” fan? Too bad. But I couldn’t help thinking of the show this morning, after watching the rip-roaring GOP convention last night, and reading about the new presidential polling figures. So, fellow NROers: Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Are you thinking that the Botox Man is going to get his comeuppance on November 2?

I think so. And I think (we’re always thinking here) that after the months of fury-inducing politics (the bizarre and extreme Bush-hate; the incredibly biased media reporting; the hosannas to that bulbous film-making fool from Flint) the way to decompress from the elections, and the way to reward yourself for victory, the way to thrill in the defeat of Hollywood politiboobs and chattering-class ideologues, is to live it up big-time by sailing away for a week (November 13-20) of revelry and conservative shop-talk on the National Review 2004 Post-Election Caribbean Cruise.

Want to join us? Of course you do! And you can–there’s still a bit of space left on Holland America’s majestic Zuiderdam. But not much: even though we’ve just gotten hold of some more cabins, that allotment is dwindling fast. As I said, sales are indeed going bananas (a bunch–no pun–came in overnight). But what do you expect with such an apeeling (now that was a pun) line-up of speakers: Bernard Lewis, Victor Davis Hanson, Dick Morris, Rep. Pat Toomey, Ed Gillespie, Stephen Moore, John Hillen, Dinesh D’Souza, Michelle Malkin, John Derbyshire, John O’Sullivan, Rich Lowry, Ramesh Ponnuru, and Jay Nordlinger.

Anyway, go right now to www.nationalreviewcruise-carib.com to reserve one of the few remaining cabins, or to get complete information about what is sure to be a true once-in-a-lifetime trip.