S. And the Christmas Pig (with a name)

I understand the purpose of the last remaining stricture - against political assassination - left standing, even in the chaos of war. It is a concept also reflected in the game of chess. Assassination goes beyond mere killing. It targets a leader – the head the snake, in some cases – a man (or woman), nevertheless with a recognizable name. It violates the last law of civilized behavior after which there is no telling.

S. was a little boy living in Goa. It wasn’t the place of his birth or even where he grew up. His parents moved around a lot due to the nature of his father’s job. S. used to like watching the yard from his second floor window. He watched the cow being milked and the chickens. His very favorite was the pink piglet with the curly tail. He gave it a name and it would follow him around when he went down to the yard to play.

Came Christmas, there was much activity down in the yard. S. had been struggling to stay awake the night before. Midnight mass seemed to drag on endlessly. Around daybreak he finally fell asleep. Consequently, he awoke late. It was already time for the holiday feast served on a festive table at midday. When S. came downstairs, the heavily laden table was the first thing he saw. In the center was his pig – the one with a name. It had an apple in its mouth.

S. ran back upstairs weeping. He could not eat that day.

The assassination of a leader is considered by some to be the most effective way to rid oneself of an adversary. And perhaps it is. But it flies in the face of any shred of doubt one may still harbor as to the rightness or wrongness of one’s intent. There must always be doubt. Without doubt, there is no countervailing force to mitigate madness, and it’s off to the races. Why not target Ahmadinejad, Mugabe, or Kim Jong-Il? We know where they live.

Of all the palpable threats that are facing our nation, I consider Barack Hussein Obama to be at the top of the list. Still, I would shudder if he were to be assassinated. It would mean that we have stepped over and obscured a very delicate line. It would be difficult – if not impossible – to find our way back to any semblance of normal.

Targeting Kaddafi is wrong. I know the sainted Reagan did it. He was wrong as well. Kaddafi may have been tipped off as he might have been tipped off also this time around (I should like to believe so).

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Midterm Elections Tomorrow

It’s the day before… the wedding; graduation; Christmas. The anticipation is almost unbearable. But, pardon my saying so, this year it seems a little sad. Even after Christmas the winter continues. And some of the kids have been allowed to open their presents already (early voting). And some of the kids who deserved coal in their stockings will be getting presents anyway. And some of the kids who’ve been fighting oversees, won’t get anything at all. And some of Santa’s sleighs got blown up by AQ package bombs, and there’ll be less to go around.

And it hasn’t even snowed yet, which means that old Santa won’t even bother to show up personally; that he’ll be sending that creepy guy with the swords instead. And we all know what that means: it means we’ll be counting our fingers and toes on the day following.

Speed Bump

A lot of people are getting involved in the political process for the first time. These are people who have heretofore considered themselves as apolitical. It also includes those who have toyed with supporting liberal ideology for the sheer fun of it.

This season came news from what family remains over in Europe (Switzerland) that they celebrated Christmas without Christmas presents this year. Instead, they donated the money that would have been spent on presents to Palestinian charities. These are nice, sensitive, successful, refined and thoughtful people who would never consider themselves as being anti-Semitic. They can afford to continue their masturbatory dreams in which they proudly wear hair shirts and display their banners indicating their so-called moral superiority over everybody else. The Middle East is some distance away. And they have as of yet not been menaced at home.

We, Americans, on the other hand, have been feeling the heat from the threat of the Obama administration’ policies every day. It is existential. It is palpable. It must be stopped if we are to survive. The whole nation knows that Massachusetts could be significant as a speed bump to Barack Hussein Obama's unwanted attentions.