Osler's Razor

It's not that our current political maelstrom (whether you like it or not) isn't significant; rather, it's that we have almost always been in some kind of mess politically.

In my clemency clinic, in the course of explaining the Nixon pardon, I find that I have to go back and review exactly what happened in Watergate. It is shocking: The Attorney General of the United States coordinated the criminal break-in of the opposing party's headquarters and was convicted and imprisoned as a result. The President of the United States lied about it, and resigned before being impeached. The Vice-President who ascended to the presidency, Gerald Ford, was never elected to that position; he was appointed after the resignation of Nixon's VP, Spiro Agnew, who was facing bribery, conspiracy, and tax charges.

That's a mess.

Let's haiku about other mayhems today-- political, personal, whatever! I'll go first:

The chopper awaits
And off goes the President
The stench remained.

Now it is your turn! Just use the 5/7/5 syllable formula and have some fun!