I Think He's Saying 'Oil Can'

Flipping through television stations last night, I came upon that venerable classic, "The Wizard of Oz," during the scene in which Dorothy and the Scarecrow first get the Tin Man up and moving, causing him to do a fun song and dance, naturally.

At one point, the Tin Man freezes up on a hill and points to his right knee, at which point my just-as-venerable roommate Fitt shouts out, "He needs oil!" It was then I realized that never has there been a cast of characters in a movie that would approve more of the American war in Iraq than this bunch.

Let's start with the Tin Man: Dude needs oil. Case closed. He knows where his bread is buttered.

And of course the Scarecrow would be in favor of it -- he doesn't have a brain!

One can only assume that the Cowardly Lion would be pro-war, assuming that he doesn't have to fight in it. He can take his pretty little red bow and flower-pot crown and head to Canada, but he'd still be down.

Then, of course, there's Dorothy. As we all know she's from Kansas. Being a resident of Middle America, she is in going to be in favor of whatever the Republicans tell her to be in favor of.

Anyway, the whole thing just struck me as odd. It also made me realize we probably could have saved a lot of money and lives had we just dropped a house on Iraq. It appears to be a fool-proof method of eliminating hated dictators. But hey, live and learn, right?