"In grammar school they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fairy tale. In the university they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fact!" -Ron Carlson
Jonathan Freedman, a columnist for The Guardian, writes:
Here it comes again, that sinking feeling. Four years ago I travelled across the United States, following the presidential campaign, and came away alarmed that Al Gore was not doing enough to win an election that should have been his. Now I have that same queasy feeling - except this time it's not only about the simple matter of who will win and who will lose on November 2. Now it's a deep concern about what is happening to the US itself.
I had that same feeling the other day. Then I realized it was just the taco I'd had for lunch. Maybe Freedman should cut back on the bad Mexican food.
And a few days earlier, this delightful bit from Charlie Brooker, also of The Guardian (though their website has deleted the column from their archives, it's still available at the above link):
On November 2, the entire civilised world will be praying, praying Bush loses. And Sod's law dictates he'll probably win, thereby disproving the existence of God once and for all. The world will endure four more years of idiocy, arrogance and unwarranted bloodshed, with no benevolent deity to watch over and save us. John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, John Hinckley Jr - where are you now that we need you?
Advocating the assassination of a U.S. president? The Secret Service might have something to say about that. I don't think the Brits ever really got over having their butts kicked by a bunch of upstart colonists.
