Beltway Adventure

Blogger Iowahawk offers a text-based adventure version of the events in DC from the last couple years, with characteristic wit.

http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2010/10/beltway-adventure.html

I've included a short continuation of my own, were ADVENTURER to keep playing:

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

>TURN HARDER LEFT. DEMONIZE STATES THAT OPPOSE POLICIES.

THAT ISN'T WORKING.

>TURN HARDER LEFT

THAT ISN'T WORKING.

>DEMONIZE PEASANTS. NATIONALIZE MEDIA. DECLARE MARTIAL LAW.

YOU WILL BE IMPEACHED IF YOU DO THAT. YOU HAVE WASTED A TURN. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 2010.

>CAMPAIGN FOR ALLIES IN CONGRESS

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT NOW.

>WAIT

IT IS NOW 2011. WAR IS GETTING WORSE, PEASANTS ARE MARCHING WEEKLY. STATES IN THE FOREST ARE WINNING CHALLENGES AGAINST YOUR PROGRAMS IN COURT. YOU ARE IN AN OVAL OFFICE. THERE IS 20% REAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE FOREST. YOU HAVE 35% APPROVAL HEALTH. YOU HAVE NO GOLD LEFT. CHINA WANTS YOU TO GIVE THEM GOLD BACK. YOU HAVE NO CONGRESS LEFT. YOU HAVE NO MEDIA LEFT SINCE NO ONE BELIEVES THEM. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

>SPIN. BLAME BUSH. BLAME PALIN. BLAME NEW CONGRESS. BLAME SENATE. BLAME BASE. BLAME RACIST EXTREMIST TEA PARTY.

THE PEASANTS ARE THE TEA PARTY. YOU NOW HAVE 15% APPROVAL.

>RALLY BASE

YOUR BASE IS NOW SUPPORTING HILLARY.

>DON'T PANIC

WRONG GAME.

>WAIT

IT IS NOW 2012. YOU HAVE BEEN VOTED OUT OF OFFICE BY A GRUE.