Different politician's brains run on different types of energy. This senator has a nuclear brain reactor liable to meltdown at any moment. That congressman has a brain of static electricity produced by rubbing a child's balloon on his shirt. He has a slow moving steam-powered brain that huffs and puffs but eventually grinds to a halt. His brain only works because a Sisyphus of neurons are rolling it up a hill without ever reaching the summit. Most, of course, are merely clockwork automaton minds who require winding-up by the lobbyist with the money otherwise they don't work at all. But all of them are horribly deformed bags of flesh inflated by noxious gases and hot air. And unfortunately all these types of energy are extremely renewable.
My own brain is operated by battery (not included). It requires three of those AAA type, and often I can only find two of in the kitchen drawer when my intelligence feels drained. You know how it is when your comprehension of world events begins to flicker and go dark. A few years ago, I considered switching to a rechargeable lithium battery, just so I could remain on top of current affairs, but was told my cerebellum was no longer supported by the manufacturer. Apparently they don't make those kinds of old-fashioned brainstem connections anymore. It seems my average attention span is far too long for the hyperactive frontal lobes in circulation these days. Alas, they only offer disposable brains now. When your current brain is full you just throw it away and order a new brain formatted to download the latest conventional wisdom. Then your capacity for critical thinking enters automatic sleep mode and a simple screen-saver appears where your personality was. Oh brave new world that has such people in it.
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