Or we could always just tow it out to sea, sink it, and it'd make a great artificial reef

[Demeter]

OpEdNews

Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mark_dro_070930_or_we_could_always_j.htm


By Mark Drolette


Amongst liberals, a popular American parlor game these days (in addition to trying to determine where the popular American parlors are), is to ponder this question: “How, exactly, will America’s long dark nightmare end?”


A typical response to this loaded query (a reply too often accompanied by a gratuitous snarky aside about President Cheney’s plan to nuke Iran in the next seven minutes) goes like this:


“What makes you think it’s gonna end?”


And this is the optimistic version.


Well, “Fie!” say I. Any gloomy Gus can write about how terrible things are and how much worse things will get, but aren’t there other possible scenarios, too, even shiny, happy perky ones? Of course there are! Now, I’ll admit, things may be a tad dicey at the moment, but just as sure as Iraq is well on the IED-laden road to freedom and democracy -- you know, just like we have here -- there are any number of post-Bushian possibilities for America, and none of which, mind you, include the cynical projection of living in a society under constant secret surveillance, stripped of civil liberties, pulsating with fear, run by corporations, perpetually at war and in which rigged elections preclude prospect for any real change.


Thank goodness, too, ‘cause think how awful that would be!


THIS IS SATIRE--CONTINUES AT THE LINK!


Authors Bio: Bio: Mark Drolette lives, for the time being, in Sacramento, California. He is currently working on a book -- Why Costa Rica? Why the hell not? -- whose title cryptically refers to where he intends to permanently relocate in April 2008.

[The Traveler]

1. Dammit ...

Have to clean the monitor again ...

:spray:

[Demeter]

2. SORRY! I did Warn You , though!