DAMASCUS - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (pictured here expressing concern about finding a ladies room upon her arrival in Syria) unexpectedly defected to Syria during her visit to the volatile middle eastern nation. Citing the "great weather," her fondness for head scarves and well-known penchant for swarthy men, Pelosi requested political asylum from several Syrian diplomats immediately upon her arrival in Damascus. Publicly, the Syrians were non-committal, replying, "First we eat, then we dance, then we talk." Privately, they expressed reluctance. "This dame seems to be a real pain in the ass," they said.President Bush criticized Pelosi's trip but was delighted by her defection. "It's a great day for America and the citizens of her district," he said. "I'm going to see if we can send Hillary Clinton and that Obama guy to North Korea for a little fact-finding next week. Maybe they'll get ideas like Nancy did."
