Letter: Hey, hey, hey
Forget the political pundits and their useless analysis of this 2016 election circus. Simon and Garfunkel had the foresight to write a theme song for it back in 1968, summarizing it perfectly.
“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon / Going to the candidates’ debate
Laugh about it, shout about it / When you’ve got to choose
Every way you look at this you lose / Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you / Woo woo woo
What’s that you say, Mrs. Robinson / Jolting Joe has left and gone away”
Christy Yoest
Snowmass Village
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