"So, this probably isn't going to be funny, but I kind of have to get it off my chest. It's about Condit, and how angry I'm going to be if he wins the (what is in my meager understanding of politics and the democratic process) primary today. It seems to me that he would be directly benefitting from the attack on the World Trade Center, since if that didn't happen this investigation would probably still have it's own half hour on Fox News every night.

I was talking to my father the other night, a far wiser man than myself (me being a total jackass, and he not) and I mentioned my worries that Mr. Condit might get re-elected, and my great shame for the people of America if he did. In my opinion, humble* though it might be, whether or not he killed that girl is irrelevant; Condit behaved like a total dingleberry. He withheld information that any one with a quarter of a brain realized was pertinent to the investigation, and misled both the police and the people throughout much of what I have come to term The Travesty.

My father reminded me that I probably shouldn't rely on the American people too much when it comes to not re-electing guys like Condit. He asked me to recall such stellar examples of American memory loss as the re-election of Teddy Kennedy after he killed a young girl in Chappaquiddick, and the re-election of a man who actually smoked crack to be mayor of Washington D.C. We have something of a history of forgiving and forgetting grevious errors in judgement when it comes to elected officials.

I suppose what I'm saying is that, while I wouldn't be surprised if Condit was allowed to retain his position, I really hope he dosen't. In a time when our country is really going out of its way to fight for what's right in the world, the people of California should make something of an effort to jump on that bandwagon.

Also, sorry about this. I imagine it might seem a little heavy-handed for alltooflat, but it is the daily rant after all. The funny stuff is in the serious section anyway. To lighten it up, I offer you this link.


*Alltooflat ref: Haiku 5-11-99 "