"There are no solutions for popular delusions."
What must the world think of "The Asylum," previously known as the United States of America?
On January 23, the UK Guardian reported that attorney Paul Davis, who lost his job after posting selfies of himself at the Capitol riots, filed a lawsuit in Texas to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit analogizes the United States to Tolkien's Kingdom of Gondor, whose king (like Trump, presumably) has been exiled. Rumor has it that if the lawsuit fails, Davis will refile using the Count of Monte Cristo argument.
Meanwhile, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, she of QAnon-loving fame, decided to file articles of impeachment against Joe Biden. Yes, we have gotten to that cultural point when the mention of something nuts in the political sphere no longer requires putting an "R" designation after the person's name. Hard to believe, but true.
And then there's Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, who on January 21, the day after Biden's inauguration, tried to bring a concealed weapon onto the House floor. Personally, I don't blame him. That Sauron is a tough sonufabitch, but the jury is out on whether he can handle hot lead. To my recollection, handguns were banned in Mordor.
Bob Dietz
January 24, 2021
