KLRU
Metaphoric Situation
RECEIVED Wed., May 12, 2004
Dear Editor,
So you're on a joy ride with your good buddy, George Dubya. George loses control, careens off the road, and plants the car's nose through the front wall of somebody's house.
If you are:
– a Republican, you admire George's ability to dodge large appliances as he exits through the back wall of the house. You also insist we shouldn't change drivers while the car is in the house.
– Ralph Nader, you leap out of the car in horror and run home, hoping nobody spotted you. You also label as whiners those who say Al Gore should have been driving in 2000, even as you whine about the obstacle course that is part of your own driving test.
– John Kerry, you make George stop the car, you check for injuries, you call the authorities, you get out the insurance papers, and you help back the car out of the house (avoiding as much further damage as possible). And you don't give back George's keys.
So you're on a joy ride with your good buddy, George Dubya. George loses control, careens off the road, and plants the car's nose through the front wall of somebody's house.
If you are:
– a Republican, you admire George's ability to dodge large appliances as he exits through the back wall of the house. You also insist we shouldn't change drivers while the car is in the house.
– Ralph Nader, you leap out of the car in horror and run home, hoping nobody spotted you. You also label as whiners those who say Al Gore should have been driving in 2000, even as you whine about the obstacle course that is part of your own driving test.
– John Kerry, you make George stop the car, you check for injuries, you call the authorities, you get out the insurance papers, and you help back the car out of the house (avoiding as much further damage as possible). And you don't give back George's keys.
David Bradford
