Lame Ducks Gone Mad

[mgc1961]

Strange signs and portents abound in the land.

In Brooklyn, bees are turning red.

The innocent residents of Boca Raton, Fla., are living in terror of an attack otter, which climbs out of the water to bite people in their backyards.

And in Washington, the Senate passed a big bipartisan bill.

Is it any wonder that people speak in trembling whispers of the end of days?

Fortunately, things are not quite as apocalyptic as they seem at first glance. The bees, according to a column by Susan Dominus in The Times, had been hanging around a maraschino cherry factory. A wildlife expert told The South Florida Sun-Sentinel that people may have been feeding the otters, which makes them aggressive.

And the bipartisan bill, which would overhaul the nation’s food safety system, still has to go back to the House, so there’s plenty of time to screw it up.

If you dare, continue reading at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/opinion/02collins.html?_r=1&hp

[bemildred]

1. "Maybe we should not rule out the possibility of zombie otters. "

Heh.