Republican Primaries--Ghee and Glee

When the first group of GOP presidential wannabes--Perry, Bachmann, Cain, and the rest of the party's third- and fourth-string--turned up for the Republican primaries, we thought of the Seven Dwarfs--Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, et al.

As they dropped off, one by one, done in by polls, losing numbers, debate gaffes, and cash runouts, we were reminded of the Agatha Christie novel "And Then There Were None." 

Now, as Romney, Santorum and Gingrich go into their last round (with Ron Paul somewhere in the distance) we think of the tigers in the tale of Little Black Sambo, who chased each other 'round and 'round the tree until they all dissolved into a pool of ghee.

But elsewhere--in an oval office perhaps--there is a pool of glee.