Friday, June 20, 2008

"Inter"VocaboPolitics

The present US presidential campaigns and the Indo-US Nuclear deal has made the last days of Bush regime in US look like an interim. The whole world is worried about who is going to hold the reins next but no attention is being paid to the current jockey.

Interim implies the intervening time. Tracing back to the history of the word ‘interim’- it stands for the truce pending a General council between German Protestants and the Papacy in 16th Century. But in the current scenario the truce between the Democrats and the Republicans has given rise to an interregnum, interestingly, not in the host country where the elections are being held but among the sycophants of the US.

Ultimately in the recent interlude of the electoral pantomime, one of the contenders have decided against being internecine and instead has cleverly intercalated herself as an internuncio, so that even after the Black King will be crowned she can still interstate her position as an internationalist.

So enjoy the play till it goes on.

1 comment:

Prashant Sree said...

Very 'Inter'-esting article.