Yesterday, Mel McDonnell had been one of the most influential and
respected members of the United States Senate. Today, he finds himself
reincarnated as a moist heap of whale excrement, languishing on the
floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Thus begins Joe Queenan's satirical fable
of reincarnation, political ambition, man's folly, and the capricious
nature of the universe - lusciously illustrated with his signature wry
wit by award-winning cartoonist Keith Bendis.