We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us!

Now at last our nation has proved to the world that we too can do the unthinkable! We have spoken very clearly and openly. declaring with no uncertainty our identity. And now that the smoke has started to clear we are confronted with the very surprising face we see in the mirror. Now when we go into the airport and see Trump in the framed presidential portrait, the name that we read underneath will be our own! Regardless of how we feel emotionally about the election, this is who we have declared once and for all that we really are: Trump is us!

Of course the world is going to be shocked; we expected that. And of course we are very quickly going to try to refute the disgusting charges they pitch at us. We are not really like that at all, it was just posturing for the camera. But the evidence is right there, and––like a sobering morning after––we have to admit that it was us who caused all this to happen. So now what is our response?

Hopefully we will take our portrait seriously and accept responsibility for our actions (I'm with Trump on this one: I am suddenly very tempted to blame the election result on fraud!!) But now we are forced to step up to the witness box. It is incumbent upon us to prove to the world and to history (our grandchildren) that this was all a mistake and this is not actually who we are. Yes, we know about all the incriminating evidence and apparently we really did do the crime. But really; this is not our authentic selves! In fact, we are now going to prove it to you all once and for all, in no uncertain terms! And we are going to do that by...