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By Mina Xavier, October 28, 2008 12:36 am

Comic thanks to Questionable Content.

It reminds of that whimsical phenomenon that happens every four years. No, not the leap year.

Every presidential election year competing party members become enemies, and after losing the popularity bid, they become friends again.

Well, sorta.

We’ll see what Hillary makes of herself after this winter and what becomes of the Republican party altogether.

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By Mina Xavier, October 24, 2008 1:23 am

This actually happened right in front of me a few months ago. In retrospect, it’s even funnier when reframed within the context of national symbolism.

Cruising through downtown, I had stopped at a light.
To my right was a gas station. In front of me was one car before the intersection.

Attempting to exit the parking lot of said gas station was a new coupe with gorgeous paint and an oblivious Supertasker at the wheel.

He was rummaging through his front seats, jabbering into his bluetooth, and intermittently forgetting about the foot that is supposed to be on the brake.

I sat and watched.

Every few seconds he crept forward a bit.
The car in front of me was now only about 2 feet away from his bumper.

I did the honorable thing. I tapped the horn.

The way I figured it, either it would catch Supertasker’s attention and snap him into focus, or it would catch OtherGuy’s attention and give him warning.

Neither.

OtherGuy freaked out, turned his head around out his window and started screaming at me that “the light is still f***ing red, so back the f*** off!”.

Supertasker crept forward, still oblivious.

-SMACK-

At least the coupe had gorgeous paint.

Oh look, a green light.

I pulled into the left-turn lane to pass them and waved as I rolled by.

What kills me is that both of these guys are a carbon copy of millions of citizens, ignoring the rotation of the planet but fixating on every little shiny object with unbottled rage.

If we aimed this angry fixation on something important like, say, destructive legislation being passed over our heads to strip us of our rights and income, how quickly could everyday life here in the States improve?