June 05, 2008
Hush Hush, Eye to Eye
As the backroom deals commence for some sort of power-sharing amongst the political elites, we are again reminded of the overarching lameness of our two-party system (the dying one hung onto by bloated plutocrats and the "what the fuck, I can vote once every four years" one). in reality, the crushing lameness following the Democratic victories in 2006 have only moved us from a one-party to a 1.15-party system.
Switzerland has... well... this many alternatives. Seymour Skinner could select from eight different monosyllabic laundry detergents before having his precious underwear stolen by hoodlums. I myself can, with minimal effort, devise a quadripartite "preferred look" contest for a marginal 80s pop persona.
Let's start! Should we select "feathered warrior from a dystopian future" Limahl or 9021-Limahl?
Santa Limahl, the patron saint of Norway, or lightly-hipper-than-usual entertainment lawyer Limahl?
I personally like the earnest self-sufficiency of Ian Ziering-Limahl, who can carry an entire music video with only a crappy fog machine, a three-level parquet disco floor, and an aquamarine polo. If necessary, he can select Cruella de Lauper as his running mate to assure smooth gender sailing.
The Swiss have nothing on the UK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom
Posted by: Malaclypse at June 4, 2008 03:01 PM