Political Humor

When I was a strapping young lad, when thoughts of writing political humor columns were years away, there were often times when I had to choose between two things in the toy store I wanted to buy. Unfortunately this was during the Carter regime so our family couldn’t afford both. Unlike a lot of children my age at the time I was at least lucky enough to buy something to occupy my time waiting in line for gasoline.

So whenever I had to make this choice between two things I liked I left disappointed every time. The entire way home I mulled over the toy I did not pick.

This is what it must be like being a Democratic voter in 2008. No matter what, a Democratic voter effectively determines whether they think a woman or a black man is better able to lead this country. Like me as a child they will have to think about their choice post-decision. Unlike them, I was picking which similar Lego kit I wanted most.

It all seemed so magical at first, didn’t it? After eight years of Bush the country’s political line changed quicker than a Clinton changes their story. Before you knew it, the trend of being a Democrat spread far and wide and eventually they took control of parts of Congress.

For the first time the Senate was led by an angry white woman Democrat who thinks she knows what is best for everyone, including the Colombians. We were nice enough to buy their cocaine all those years so why can’t we repay the favor with a trade agreement?

Then the nirvana of the Democratic Party finally came true in 2007. A woman and an African-American man announced they were running for President and it seemed like the party was destined to win back the Oval Office.

Meanwhile, on the Republican side it looked like a dogfight. The days of Reaganism and Alex P. Keaton seemed like distant memories as the Republican Party looked like the rudderless Dems of old.

But a funny thing happened on the way to the White House. The Democrats got stuck on which toy to buy. One week they want the Obama doll. The next they want the Hillary doll. They can’t decide which they want more, a black man or a woman running for President. The very progressiveness the Democrats sought has finally come back to bite them in the political ass.

What was that someone once said about wishes and being careful?

Chris Cameron writes this insane political humor post every Thursday here at Political Humor by Radioactive Liberty. He also writes odd and unusual humor at his own blog Angry Seafood.

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