Take the Dung Ball

And Hold the Oval Office

            From Politico:

            Headline: "Biden's hydrogen bombshell leaves Europe in the dust."

            Subhead: "The EU is investing billions into becoming a green energy superpower. But Washington's Inflation Reduction Act means it's the U. S. reaping the rewards."

            We needn’t bog down in details. Something about making and selling hydrogen. What is key is the analysis offered by Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, who is the CEO of Hydrogen Europe. "In their typical bureaucratic way,” says Chatzimarkakis (don’t you love some of the names people have these days?), “the Europeans will kill this business."

            Meanwhile the U.S. will be cranking out hydrogen hand over fist. Because the President of the U. S., says Chatzimarkakis, is smart — in this sense:

            "Dung beetles spend hours rolling up balls of dung to attract females. But there are some very smart dung beetles that just sit by the side and watch while others do hard work. Then they shoot in, take the dung ball, take the girl, and run away with everything. That's Joe Biden."

            It's something! Maybe it will have to be recast, featuring a different genus or whatever of beetle, but . . . dung. It’s down to earth! People can identify! It's something to run on! Biden may seem too old and unimpressive to get the ball rolling, but somehow he winds up with it.

            The nomination: "Oh, look here."

            The election: "What's this. Oh, good."

            Major legislation: "Just what I wanted."

            Obama was too hip for the room. Biden is in the woodwork.

            Works for me. Maybe as 2024 approaches the Democrats can work up something . . .

            As long as they’re not daunted by the Kafka version. Listen, Kafka doesn’t have a corner on dung beetles. Consider this: