[credit: Bob Englehart, Hartford Courant]
Wackydoodle sez: "Nika!"
Yes, America you have a choice, but only the red or blue team. It reminds US Person the worst riots the Roman Empire ever experienced occurred in Constantinople when disgruntled citizens deprived of work took their fury out on fellow citizens supporting a rival chariot team at the Hippodrome. Was it the blue and the red team? I forget, but then, how little things change!
When US Person first went to Washington wearing his plaid suit (thank you, Steve Martin) running down corporate regulatory cheats, there were a limited number of monuments. Now, the town has become a Roman Forum of statuary or architectural googahs. Morbidly appropriate for a place wedded to the status quo ante where no real change is made, only the static and accepted commemoration of history allowed. Obamatron emphasized the establishment's aversion to change when he attempted to backtrack on his earlier commitment to a state of Palestine when in world peacemaker mode. Even a silver-tongued Indonesian demon has difficulty with that swallow. Wisely, President Abbas ignored the choking sounds coming from 1600 Penn and proceeded to apply for full United Nation's membership, a development that is long, long overdue, but will surely be vetoed by Israel's proxy in the Security Council.