A Viable Alternative

There is a document now that proves that Barack Obama
was born in the Republic of Kenya, complete with stamps
and everything from the Republic of Kenya, issued before
there ever was a Republic of Kenya. Obama was born
in 1961, and the Republic of Kenya was born in December of 1964.
The birth certificate shows that Obama was born three years
after he was born in Hawaii, and one year before Kenya was born.

That man is amazing!
He planned all of this before he was born,
so far as I can tell.
He planned all of this before he knew
that he would be Black,
and before he knew he would be President.
He planned all of this before
God created the universe in 1973,
or whenever it was
that Adam met Eve in Indiana.

I don't want to suggest that the Birthers are stupid,
but it might be . . . Oh ...! . . . a good idea to look into the idea
that not all politicians are created equal, but that some are deficient.

You will forgive me, I am confident, for wondering
whether all those alien space ships that we saw landing in New Mexico
have kidnapped most of the rest of us and set us down
in the midst of a lunatic asylum presided over by Nurse Rached
in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".

There is only one way to find clarity in all of this nonsense,
and that is likely to make alcoholism a viable alternative.

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