Prickly City by Scott Stantis for January 22, 2009

na·bob (nā′′bŏb′) n.

A governor in India under the Mogul Empire. Also called nawab. A person of wealth and prominence.

[Hindi nawāb, nabāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, pl. of nā’ib, deputy active participle of nāba, to represent.]

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I thought it was a nickname for a Navy guy named Bob.

Yup, let the great cleansing begin - Republicans had nothing to do at all the last 8 years.

And no Stantis, the Democrats didn’t control the House, Senate, and White House in 2000. The Republicans had majorities in the House and the Senate starting in 1995 through the 2006 elections.

Not that facts matter to Stantis…

My bad - I thought he had Carmen saying the line about controlling the the government. Sorry.

I thought Nabob’s were citizens of Naboo.