So I found myself on Friday in the Cobra Reading Room on the Web. I wasn't sure if that was an insult or a sign of respect. So I figured I'd read up on some cobra traits. The cobra lives near towns where mice and rats abound. Well, I thought, that fits.
Cobras have extensive tissues that store fat.
The venom of cobras acts powerfully on the nerves of those it attacks. Maybe the president had it right. I was a major-league asp. I puzzled over whether W. fancied himself the mongoose or the snake charmer in this allegory. Either way, I knew he would expect me to hiss a bit about his first 100 days.