The Donkey and the Elephants

Hearing about the death of Osama Bin Laden makes me think about my dad. Actually, just about everything makes me think about my dad, but tonight I'm wondering what he would have said about all of the hoopla. We couldn't have been more politically opposite but I think we would have both agreed that this was a necessary means to an end. I often pondered how I ended up with such different views from the rest of my family. I finally figured it out. I'm much smarter than they are. (Settle down people. I'm kidding.) It was a rare occasion that I discussed politics with Dad. Nothing good could come of it. I know he was perplexed as to how he ended up with such a liberal child, but I believe that on some level he was proud to have raised an independent thinking daughter with the ability to draw her own conclusions on how the world should work.