Sunday, October 30, 2016

THANK YOU, ANDY BOROWITZ

Talk about LOL! I really did… and it added 11 years to my life! Exactly what I, whose family left the UK in ~1600, needed. Having been stressed beyond words about choices of this election, I took the coward’s way out. About to hit the road again on a lengthy trip from the Appalachian foothills to the Atlantic coast, I cast an early ballot and decided there was no way I was going to chance being involved in an auto accident and not have a say in our impossible choices for President. Read Mr. Borowitz’s New Yorker article and immediately and deeply regretted my haste.


In case you missed his satire, Queen Elizabeth II addressed the US recently from her palatial office and made us, US citizens, an offer many I’m sure would welcome. She offered to restore British rule over us. Wait now and think about it. Her offer said we wouldn’t have to put up with Parliament and even appeared to throw Charles and Camilla under the bus, so to speak! She selflessly declared our social experiment with a Democratic Republic was obviously a disaster as evidenced by our 2016 Presidential contest. It would be an old fashioned Monarchy where her rule would be totally Autocratic. Her heirs to her throne would be William and his adorable children. All we have to do is write in her name on our ballot. NOW you tell me, YOUR MAJESTY… after I’ve already voted!?