Happy Days Are Here Again

Happy Days Are Here Again

With the election of Barack Obama to president, 53% of the people were heard to exclaim and sing the old song “Happy Days Are Here Again.” 46% of the people were heard exclaiming that the world would continue on its way to hell in the solar system’s largest handbasket. The interesting point is, upon examination of the record, neither of the candidates promised to make anyone happy. They promised to raise taxes and to lower taxes, find out how to lower gas prices and provide jobs for everybody and their broker, but happiness, even just the pursuit of it, never even crossed their minds. But large corporations are singing the happy song too. Since the passage of the campaign contribution limit of $2300, it now only takes $2300 to buy a politician instead of the hundreds of thousands of dollars they used to have to spend. President-elect Obama could not be deterred from giving another blazing acceptance speech and refused to look up when prompted by the crowd listening to see the huge woven basket handle extending across the sky from horizon to horizon.

©2008 Eric Stamets