Last week, I honestly heard this, word for word, reported as news on a local radio station:

“A lamb was killed by a wolf this week in Bitterroot, Montana.”

Now, this was before Russia started giving Georgia gunpowder noogies. It was even before the Olympics opening ceremonies. But we ARE in an election year. A very important election year, I might add. Oh, and the US is currently waging war in two nations (that we admit to).

You might think that a #$@! lamb getting slaughtered might fall under the metaphor category in times like these. But you’d be wrong. As far as our local news media, this was straight up reportage.

This is also why I listen to NPR. Their local weather forecast may not be as accurate, but at least they occasionally mention Iraq. As in, “Civilians were killed by US troops this week in Baghdad.”

The wolves, my friends, are us.