Rob Long’s column in the current NR stars good old reliable Bubba, this time writing to the cardinals in Rome:

Gentlemen–and you are all gentlemen (for now! But I’m getting ahead of myself again!)–I know that when you think of the words “Supreme Pontiff” you don’t automatically think of “Bill Clinton,” but I want you to take a deep breath, close your eyes, and just let the words “Pope Bill I” sound in your ears.
Talk about redemption! Talk about Christ’s everlasting love! Talk about the transforming power of God’s light! Pope Bill I would be a shining beacon, an example, an apotheosis, if you will, of the power and majesty of the Church.
Couple of bumps. One, I’m not a Roman Catholic. . .

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