A Momentary Political Flight of Fantasy

Watching a bit of former president Jimmy Carter’s funeral service today I couldn’t help buy fantasize a bit.

Watching the remaining former presidents, the current and outgoing president and vice president, along with a few former VPs my mind leapt into wild imaginings. I sort of wished that there would be a moment when, post ceremony, they all gathered together in a room with the incoming sad excuse of a human-soon to be president, looked him in the eye, and just said, “No, we are not going to let this happen again.”

Then I imagined they beat the shit out of him.

Of course they are collectively far too long in the tooth for that and decorum and dignity always seems to reign. Even when the incoming keepers of decorum and dignity are about to tear it to shreds. So, it’s just a fantasy.

But I liked the moment in my mind.

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