Political Postmortem
It is Thursday, two days after the election, and I am still receiving political flyers in the mail. Of course, it is from the Republicans; they can afford the postage. Today’s sales pitch features a beautiful woman and next to her the headline proclaiming that my Tory/Rotary Club Republican congressman really is pro-choice. That certainly would be true if she were the Congressman’s mistress. Even the most pro-life politician favors abortion when it might save his reputation. But I am not questioning the sincerity of the congressman, just his ad agency. I saw the same beautiful model on a brochure for a dental practice. There, she was assuring me of “comfortable, trustworthy dentistry.” Do you think she had a teeth-cleaning and an abortion simultaneously? Anatomically it is possible, and I imagine that it will happen all the time under Obamacare.
Now, for the election results. In an exciting race between a fool and a fiend, the fool won. Yes, our completely incompetent governor–a man who could be compared jello, a flounder or both–won reelection. So you can just imagine his opponent. No, don’t bother; I’ll give you the details. The losing candidate advocated unrestrained possession of automatic weapons and the immediate extermination of unwanted pets. See that hungry kitten in the alley; feel free to machine gun her! Needless to say, the Rambo of puppies was the pro-life candidate. Worse, even with all his self-canonizing ads, he looked like a used-car salesman–with a sneer rather than a smile. So, here was my choice: one candidate can’t do anything right, and the other will do everything wrong.
I and a majority of Illinois voters chose a calamity over a catastrophe.
Speaking of catastrophes, let’s not forget the historic significance of this day: https://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2009/11/04/dulce-et-decorum-est/
Boo Hoo
How would you like having Rand Paul and chinless Mitch McConnell for senators ?
Dennis, I’d like to see Mitch and Rand swap toupees. The Whigs are back!
My new senator Mark Kirk will try to be a moderate, but Jim DeMint will threaten to steal his lunch money.
I am watching “Boardwalk Empire”, and I have to say that Meyer Lansky seems like a brighter, more charming version of Eric Cantor.
Eugene