HOME without the teddy

That major international criminal Gillian Gibbons was freed from prison in the Sudan and returned home to England where she will obviously plot and plan her next devious crime.

Her first crime was low key compared to her next idea. Instead of naming a teddy bear, rumors are circulating that she plans on naming every taxi in London "Muhammad." She said something to the effect that since most of the taxi drivers in London were already named Muhammad, why not just marry the two ideas. The idea actually can work quite well in New York and Chicago and Los Angeles.

Actually the MUHAMMAD TAXI COMPANY is probably a great idea. I wonder if any corporations in Islamic countries have the name Muhammad in their logo. I wonder if corporations are allowed in Islamic countries. I bet there are very few corporations in Iran that operate without the permission of the Ayatollah.

I bet you didn't even know that the Ayatollah was still in charge. It's kinda like a Pope dealio....one dies and the another takes over....with a new last name but Ayatollah always precedes the surname. I think the new Ayatollah in Iran's surname is

TEDDY

Now that would be irony at it's highest level.

Since we are all able to sleep a bit better knowing that Gillian is home let's turn our attention to the United States and the upcoming election.

From deep left field in the Republican wasteland a candidate has emerged from that party who seems to be an acceptable compromise from the previous choices.

John McCain is finished
Rudy Giuliani will self destruct and maybe already has
Fred Thompson is just not happening
Mitt Romney makes people a little nervous for some reason
and
MIKE HUCKABEE has been able to rise above it all and create a real buzz in the Republican party.

How weird would it be to have 2 people elected President of the United States within the last 16 years to be from HOPE, ARKANSAS.

Seriously the odds of something like that happening have to be as high as 3 or 4 to 1......

ok...... how about 10 billion to one.

Mike Huckabee is following a similar path as the other Hope resident did when he started running for President.

I have seen ten pictures of Mike Huckabee in the last two weeks and each and every time he is playing a guitar. Bill Clinton in the beginning played a Saxophone.

I wonder if they played together in some band. I realize Mike is a bit younger than Bill but the town of Hope only has 13 people so there's a good possibility that Mike and Bill were jamming somewhere in the same vicinity.

The HOPE boys....Mike and Bill

This is an amazing story. It could turn out that there's one civics teacher in Hope that has all the right things to say when talking to young people as they make there way into the world.

I'll research the actual facts and figures of HOPE Arkansas and get back to you later.

The Iowa caucus is only 29 days away and things are heating up. Hillary is losing steam in the Demo race and Huckabee is gaining ground in the Repubican front.

Actually I think Hillary should divorce Bill and marry Mike and form the new AND IMPROVED POLITICAL PARTY


THE HILLARY HUCKABEE PARTY

now that would be some irony.

And maybe just enough irony to help repair a political process that seems to be basically turning off more people than it's turning on.

But then again that might just be my cynical side pouring forth in the midst of all this election hoopla.

I need to take a break from the political process and write a little tune....

EVERY TIME I WANT SOMEONE
TO TELL ME SOMETHING NEW
I JUST KEEP HOPING THAT
THAT SOMEONE COULD JUST BE YOU

IT'S NOT THAT I NEED YOU IN MY LIFE
NOR WANT YOU BY MY SIDE
IT'S JUST THAT I KNOW YOU KNOW
THAT AT LEAST I TRIED

Michael Timothy McAlevey