Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Down but not out...


So Sarah Palin capitulates and the comedians and cartoonists pick up their microphones, pencils and rejoice.
Tiny Fey is drafted back once again to SNL.Late night talk shows rebound, who cares about the recession? Laughter is back.
Yep its political suicide, ample fodder for detractors to ridicule.
But maybe we are missing something; her popularity among the conservative base, alarming as that may sound is growing. We have just been on the receiving end of eight years of disbelief.
Mark Twain once said “Never the underestimate the stupidity of the American people. Or put in a more contemporary way, Greens Days album “American Idiot” might be more suitable.
The GOP has a remarkable knack of getting clown like figures to head the country while the criminals run it. Recall history for proof ; Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr and of course Dubya.
It is not inconceivable that Sarah Palin could occupy the White House despite her lack of geographical knowledge.
Shudder to think, she might get the last laugh…