Yes, We Can (Change)!

Amrika is making history today. The first black President finally gets inside the White House. Like Swami Michael Jackson used to say, "It doesn't matter if you're black or white." I guess 'green' is the color these days. After all ... it's all about the money!

Obama will need a a truck load of Advils. After all, our brother Cowboy Bushy has made a big mess. How will they get out of Afghanistan and Iraq? What will Obama do to create new jobs? Obama might need more than a single term to dig himself out of the hell hole!

Obama is lucky. He will only have to clean up the 8 year old mess! Whereas Prachanda is trying his best (right?) to clean up the 240 year old mess. It's easy to fix a 2000 Camry than fixing up a steam engine!

And Obama can't whine and bitch about not getting support from the Republicans or his fellow Democrats. He can't be a brat and threaten to resign and take to the streets. Prachanda can!

Obama will have to worry about assassination attempts. After all, not everybody likes him. Half the people don't like him and our 'White' rednecks aren't really having a BBQ today.

But our leaders don't have to worry about getting shot. Well, getting stabbed in the buttocks is nothing new in Nepali politics but you don't have to worry about getting blown away by a bazooka! Thank Guru Nanak, we don't live in the Middle East.

The Amriki government is busy doling out dollars to big businesses. It's about employment. If people lose jobs, they pay less taxes , use more government resources and stuff like that. But our government is busy handing millions of Rupees to party-affiliated NGOs. Nepotism rules and this government is no different.

The UML has the Home Ministry. All UML-loving policemen get cozy postings whereas others will have to go to rural areas. Our leaders are not interested in drafting a new constitution. They are more interested in providing jobs for their cronies. Everyone is the same. The Maoists, UML, Madeshi parties.... everyone is having fun these days!

And don't feel sorry for the Congressis or the RPPs. RPPs had fun for 30 years. But the Congressis had more fun than the RPPs. So now's the time, our revolutionary brothers and sisters get a taste of the good life!

When are we going to have fun? If you believe in reincarnation then maybe in the next life, we will do good when we are born as monkeys and we get to live in Pashupatinath. Free food, no bills, no taxes, no extortion, no fear!

Let us all congratulate Obama. May he do his country good. Hope he wins another term too and doesn't get shot by a crazy redneck! And let us also wish our PM good luck. Hope he doesn't leave Baluwatar! At least, you don't have to worry about water, electricity and rising food prices and now Bird Flu!

Let us live in misery. We have been good at it for a thousand years. Enjoy your time! Every dog has its day but please don't kill us, the cats. If we only have mice then who knows... the Bubonic plaque might not spare you as well!

We have been hoping for a better day. Maybe that day will never come but we, the people would like to say to our wonderful leaders... 'No matter how much suffering and hardship you give us, we will survive.' Yes, we can!