Like I said before, there's something just kinda creepy about it, but at the same time, there's an element of The Circle Of Life as well; the dead become sustenance for the living, and so maybe there's some small reason to celebrate because we need to make an effort to find something good in all this bad. Dunno. I still I don't like the idea that we're providing incentive for scalp-hunting. And watching what appeared to be some genuinely spontaneous demonstrations of heartfelt emotional release quickly descend into expressions of nationalistic fervor was chilling for me.
Something else I find a little unsettling is all the cheerleading at MSNBC last night. All the "big liberals" have been practically giddy about the chance to snatch the National Security issue away from the Repubs.And, of course, over at DumFux News, everybody has suddenly rediscovered their affections for Jr Bush - after spending the last 2 years rarely even acknowledging his time in office.
"Finally getting bin Laden" is a big deal, but I'm betting dollars to doughnuts that what it means to politicians will turn out to be very different from what it means to Citizen Joe.
The task for the politicos now is to figure out the wording of a message that will keep us cheering and holding hands, while using our sense of unity as a wedge to isolate their opponents and to incite us to beat them to death with our feelings of good will.
"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you're constantly either proven right or pleasantly surprised." --George Will
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