Let's talk politics!

Do I detect a groan? You say that you are sick of politics? That you have had enough of Republicans and Democrats and want to hear of nothing more controversial than basketball?

I have a political proposal for you. I couldn't present it during the heat of the campaign, but now the time is right: What we need in this country is monarchy. That's right. A king.

Think about it. The problems which beset us are so great, so seemingly insoluble -­ thinning ozone·, national debt, crumbling cities. You've seen Presidents come and go. Do you really believe that another President will take matters in hand? Besides, say the President does have a really good idea -- do you think Congress will go along?

On the other hand, think of what a king could do. I mean a real king, not a …