Someone mentioned in one of the threads that Bush pere might be suffering from retired executive syndrome. This got me thinking, how would I use the international players in the recent conflict to cast Shakespeare's
King Lear?
I'm no Shakespeare expert, so I can only really just get started, but here are some ideas that I had:
Lear: Poppy Bush
Regan: Tony Blair
Goneril: Dubya
Cordelia: Lots of options here. Chirac might be perfect, though, seeing as Cordelia went to
France for help.
Poor Tom: Maybe Saddam? Or just an American reservist, who just wanted to pay for college?
The Fool: Osama bin Laden? Ronald Reagan? Brent Scowcroft? Pat Robertson? So many choices...
I know that this list is missing a couple of major characters (Edward or Edmund? I always forget Tom's real name). If this really gets stuck in my head, I'll pull down the old Riverside and try to work out a complete list...