Op Ed etc.

Yesterday was a ringing victory for the munchkins, long oppressed by the wicked troll of elephant land. All through the land, a cry of triumph collectively soared from all the munchkins as they pump their little fists in the air and sent the elephant troll packing. Eh, sorry, a wave of nostalgia for the Wizard of Oz suddenly washed over me. However, the overwhelming victory of the Dems in this year’s election and the sweeping changes that are brought to the political landscape are dramatic enough to inspire such swooping metaphors.

I truly hope that this brings about some positive change to America. As a citizen of this country, I hate the thought that this country is spinning around in circles, sinking deeper and deeper in a quicksand of its own making. Or rather, it very enthusiastically and militantly jumped into the quicksand muck, thinking to “save” some poor schmucks already trapped at the bottom of the hole, not realizing that it might eventually sink under the weight of its own misguided ambitions.

We, the people, the munchkins standing by, holding on to the nation with our pathetic little hands, might soon be brought to our knees with exhaustion from holding up the enormous burden of a country, mired in debt and hatred from middle east countries and generally poor management of country affairs.

Yesterday, like a sinking boat, the elephant pirate booted one of its top shipmates into the water to preserve buoyancy in these rocky times. Poor Rumsfeld, into the mud you go. But seriously, what good have you done for this country? What good have you done for the public? What good have you done for Iraq? These are not easy questions and I don’t anticipate easy answers. Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in between and time will tell whether or not any good will come out of these militant executions. So far, the prognosis for good results – grim.

Okay….enough political mumbo jumbo. I should stick to the more prosaic commentary of daily life. A friend and I are currently discussing taking a trip somewhere. Wherever we end up going, I’m sure we will have a fabulous time. Can’t wait!!