the thinkers

The Alberton Papers, Vol III, #XII
By Dick Darne 1-8-07
The Thinkers
The next morning I laid another fire, put on the coffee pot and eagerly awaited the onslaught of thinkers. After all, here in Alberton, we mature male citizens are well above average in our aggregate wisdom. Soon the door opened and a hardy looking character entered, obviously packing heat, as shown by the bulge under his jacket. A hit man? While my writings have been called drivel, to date I have received no death threats and don’t recall any dealings with the mafia.
"Hi, this the think tank?" He said jovially.
"This be it, I’m Dick, curator of the Gravely Institute of the Rockies and sponsor of the Think-Tank. And you are?"
"Johnny Sixgun, from up the creek. Any chance of thinking about gun rights? You got any guns?"
"Some, I quit hunting a few years ago when my hip was bad, it’s fixed now, just never started again."
"Well, where do you stand on the Second Amendment?"
"Like the other nine, we should defend it by all available means, but sometimes the ‘Pogo Principle’ applies."
"Just what the heck is the ‘Pogo Principle’?"Johnny wondered out loud.
"Pogo was a possum in an old comic strip, who said: ‘we have met the enemy and he is us.’" I explained. "Sometimes we shoot ourselves in the foot (no pun intended) with our words and deeds." I looked across the room and there was Elder. The door never opened, he was just there.
"Howdy boys, nice start. You all mind if I toss out a little thought fodder? Before we could answer he began.
" Did you ever stop to think that if the bad guys wanted to get a list of the gun owners, they wouldn’t need a registration list, they would only need the NRA subscription list. It’s also quite well known who’s got the guns, most can’t keep their mouths shut about their firepower. The ‘rambo types’ stand out also. Does anybody think they can barricade themselves in their castle and withstand the power of the State? Anyone surviving a partial brain birth should recognize the true nutcases, who truthfully shouldn’t even have access to moderately sharp objects, who are a far bigger danger to the Second Amendment than any bleeding heart liberal ever was."
"I never really thought about that stuff." Johnny said.
"This is a Think-Tank isn’t it?" said Elder. He seemed to be fading away.
"Got other places to be, let me leave you with some homework-thinking." His voice fading away, " Have you guys been supporting and voting for the wrong guys? Could it be they just want your votes? Do they really care about you? The really rich guys will always have a place to hunt even when all the commons is gone." He faded away. Stay tuned dd