Irony in the left lane


Driving home from class yesterday I was driving with the flow of traffic. The group of cars I was with ran into a problem. A mini-van with "John Kerry for President" bumper sticker was hogging the left lane. The driver was going just the wrong speed. He refused to give up his "left" lane, and thus forced me to attempt a pass on the right. As we would speed up in the right lane and pull ahead, he would apply the gas and pull up just far enough to not let anyone in his lane. Slow down, and he would stay in the passing lane, not letting anyone advance. It quickley became frustrating.

It struck me as an interesting metaphor to explain todays political standing. The "extreme left" has become so intent on sitting in their lane, going their direction, "saving the world," that they've forced people to move to the right to try and get anywhere. Then when they move to the right, in an effort to move the country forward, the left suddenly freaks out "hey, you can't do that, the right can't do that." It becomes a not so fun little stalemate. Left or right, they are both increasing speed, and its a problem. The margin for error has decreased considerably.

What's my solution? I-55 needs to be three lanes all the way to my house.