Caligula's appointing his horse is a historical cliche, often trotted out on the occasion of certain kinds of appts -- like Bush and Miers.
Joanna
Jim Farmelant wrote:
>On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:08:25 -0400 Jim Farmelant <farmelantj at juno.com>
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>Once again, I have had an idea expressed on this list that
>has been ripped off by a prominent columnist, this
>time, Maureen Dowd, in today's piece, "The Trouble
>with Harry," on Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers.
>I made a comparison between that nomination and
>Caligua's naming of his horse Incitatus for the office
>of consul. Sure enough, Ms. Dowd in today's
>column, in the print version (but not the online version
>of the column), there is a subheading which
>asks, "Who's the next appointee, Caligua's
>horse?"
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>>Well, Bush seems to following in the footsteps of
>>Caligua who was said to have named his horse,Incitatus, consul.
>>Perhaps, he will similarly come to a bad end.
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