Teach Your Children Well

We've enjoyed our friends' children's dolls' election campaign. (Kit v. Kare in an ugly race.) The vote's not far away, and the campaign among the dolls is getting pretty hairy. There's heavy messaging in signs being posted around the house, some of which are worth seeing.

Initially today, campaigning was intense but not scary.

Didn't take long to get to the level where we had to consider introducing some restrictions on "free" speech, however. The metaphors are flying fast and mean.

And it's the long-form advertising -- the late-night informercial advertising -- where we really see the nature of the candidates come out. At this stage, we have to admit that things have gotten out of hand. The revolution may not be televised, but it's in crayon, baby, and it's time to call out the National Guard, lock down the intersections and get the population under control. Get me a bunch of three-letter agencies and get them riled up.

Kids today. Where do they get these wacky ideas?