Categories: Politics

The votes have been counted, and it comes to no surprise that the Democrats beat the Republicans in the mid-term elections, giving the majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives. To this I would like to add a resounding, “Duh!” I mean Americans are gluttons for punishment (have you heard what passes for music over there?), but they’d be crazy if they voted Republican after the many failings of the Bush administration. Some of you may be saying, “You’re Jamaican. What do you care?” Well, America’s the world’s most powerful nation and our neighbour to the north. Plus with all the coverage on cable TV, it’s kinda hard not to take sides.

I must admit, I was once a supporter of Curious George. The monkey seemed like a better alternative than the fish. (Get it? Flip-flopper.) His talk of capturing Bin Laden, ousting Saddam and bringing democracy to Iraq, preserving the morals of the country, making America a safer place, et cetera, et cetera, all sounded good. But his execution left much to be desired. Bin Laden is still at large, Iraq is in shambles, America has lost favour in the eyes of the world, and American sons and daughters are constantly being sacrificed to clean up the royal mess that King George made.

I’m not pro-Democrat, I’m just anti-Bush, and by the way America voted, I suppose they are too. They know what the Democrats stand against, but they don’t have much of a clue what they stand for, but they figure they couldn’t possibly make things worse than Bush has. The Dems couldn’t be happier. They’re pleased as punch, dancing around the head of Rumsfeld, happy that after all their efforts to impeach Bush (incompetence isn’t an impeachable offence guys), they’ve finally made a dent in the Evil Empire, which will strengthen their resolve to go after the giant white ball of death in 2008. But I guess they’re as excited as I am, ’cause of the Star Wars marathon tonight, hence the references. So when I see an X-wing take out a TIE fighter, I’ll think of a Republican losing a seat to a Democrat.