Civil War

Back in high school I always hung out with the same 8 guys. We were very close and did everything together. However, halfway through our senior year something happened. Some may call it a group argument. Others may call it a split. In reality it was a Civil War between friends. While no punches were thrown in this Civil War, it was definitely a war of words and ideals that split our group in two. While it took me weeks, I eventually took the side of my friend Bryan, who was the proverbial Abraham Lincoln figure. And I do not intend to compare my friend Bryan to Ole Honest Abe because he had incredible leadership skills, or because he went against what was popular at the time, or because he stood up for what he felt was right, or even because he often referred to us, his followers, as his 'countrymen.' That’s not the case at all. Rather, I look back and compare my friend Bryan to Abraham Lincoln because he always wore this gigantic top hat. It sat on his brow with a slight grin, daring you to question its authority. One time I snagged it off of the head of my friend Bryan and before I could get in my car Bryan clothes lined me to the pavement and...well, I learned my lesson. I loved that top hat.

Cloning

Last night I saw a new film called Children of Men, which is a science-fiction movie set in London around 2027. The premise is that no one on Earth is capable of becoming pregnant so basically the human population is dying off. Sad, I know. No one knows why and no one seems to have a solution. But if that really happened wouldn't we just clone more humans like we clone sheep? I know that we've never been able to clone humans and I don't think we should just because we can, but I think if the circumstances were the same as in the movie, the governments of the world would fully support the cloning of humans. There's no doubt that controversy would ensue about the cloning of humans, causing there to be multiple wars fought between countries. The country with the most brilliant scientists and cloning capabilities would inevitably become the world super-power...perhaps China. There is another factor that could come into play in the fight for world dominance, which is of course access to Matt Damon. Whoever can clone Matt Damon the most will definitely be the world's most dominant country in the future world. That's why I think the U.S. should go ahead and pass legislation and increase Matt Damon's security and regulate his eating habits, just in case. Either that or we stick to sheep cloning and teach the sheep how to fly our planes, drive our cars, bake our breads, and run our stock markets so there will be a world beyond our own. To me it seems like a win win. Is there anyone better to clone than Matt Damon?