October 23, 2018 | Is That the Fat Lady in the Wings?

Is the fat lady warming up her pipes?  It certainly seems that way. Setting the chaotic swirl of global drama to music would be worthy of Verdi’s talents. Silhouetted behind a sheer curtain is the caravan, a radioactive caterpillar inching its way toward the U.S. border; leftist protestors are in high dudgeon, peeing on Senators who risk walking their dogs; the Dodgers’ bullpen could be about to meet its match; a $1.6 billion jackpot has coaxed nearly every able-bodied American to visit a convenience store during the last three days; Saudi Arabia continues to spin a murder story so that there’s a unique version to fascinate each and every one of us; Democrats, Republicans and their respective coteries are both quite certain they’re going to win big on November 6; Trump gets Trumpier by the day, impressive in his arrogance and scarily inured to doubts. And then, Act V, straight out of Wagner: Yellowstone’s caldera erupts, bringing all of the mayhem to an ashen but utterly quiet end. The audience is too stunned to applaud.

Rick Ackerman October 23rd, 2018

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