Saturday, January 30, 2010

"None Shall Pass"

I'm not quite sure how this one came to me...but I think we have hit a Monty Python moment in American politics. I say this because the scene in Monty Python & the Holy Grail when King Arthur encounters the Black Knight I think symbolizes greater then any other example of where our two political parties are today. King Arthur represents the Republican party on it's quest to take back the country. The Black Knight represents the Democratic party currently in charge of the executive & legislative branches. King Arthur in the movie is relatively clueless at this point of his journey & is still working on gathering his knights. He comes up to the all powerful Black Knight & asks to cross his path. The Black Knight replies that "none shall pass". A battle ensues. King Arthur first cuts off one of the Black Knights arms (Gov of NJ), then the other...(Gov of VA). The Black Knight says that they are "mere flesh wounds" & continues to fight on losing one leg(Senator of Mass) & then the other(the 60th vote)...now merely a stump the Black Knight keeps yelling at King Arthur that he's not giving up(Health Care Bills, Cap&'Trade) & clueless King Arthur continues on his quest. The question now is will King Arthur ever find his Knights(new leadership) or will the Black Knight regrow his appendages & rise to regain control...stay tuned...