But I Promise to Pay Closer Attention the Next 15 Years

I've been at Oklahoma's conservative think tank for 15 years now, and for several years have run the Oklahoma center-right coalition meeting. I thought I had a reasonably decent grasp of the situation. Then comes the startling news yesterday that "Jari Askins is an Oklahoma conservative." Bewildered (and more than a little embarrassed), I pounded my desk and bellowed at a hapless intern, "Why wasn't I informed of this?!"