We practically won World War II, said G. If that’s not overstating it.
It’s not, said R. I’d say you’reunderstatingit. Because why?
Atomic bomb, said G.
Pretty big deal, said R.
The biggest, said G.
Ka-boom, said R.
War over, said G.
Democracy wins, said R.
Hence our stellar reputations, said G.
Having done our part to save the world, we widened our gaze, said R.
Broadened our stances, said G.
Filled our coffers, said R.
Created a more inclusive national debate on several vital issues, said G.
Stirred up the shit, said R.
Profited, said G.
Insanely, said R.
Allowed dissenting voices into the mix, said G.
Slowed a nebulous debate to a veritable crawl, said R.
Anyway, said G.
Any-old-hoo, said R.
Just dropping by to say thanks, said G.
To our friend K.J., said R.
For the funding, said G.
Thanks for the funding, K.J., said R.
The surreptitious, secretive funding, said G.
Which dared not speak its name, said R.
Utilized, by us, to fund a plethora of press releases, news articles, and symposia, said G.
As well as a number of energy-related think tanks, said R.
“The Council for a Sensible Environment,” said G.
“The Intelligent Energy Consortium,” said R.
