There must be a supreme being. Only the master of all things could conjure up this vile amalgamation of everything evil in the world and release him as a viable candidate to be returned to office after being soundly beaten just a few short years ago. But still I ask, “Why him?”
After exhaustive research I believe I found a plausible answer. And where did I find the answer? I turned to the world’s greatest repository of wisdom; a place where each week scholars from all backgrounds (as long as they were Sicilian) shared their unique insights with the viewing public, a select group whose credentials to receive these visionary nuggets of gold came in the form of a monthly subscription to HBO. I speak, of course, about televisions first family of offers that can’t be refused, The Sopranos!
As Richie Aprile said to Tony Soprano when Soprano quizzed him on another unanswerable conundrum: “Richie, what are you doing with my sister?”
(Context: Richie had moved in with Tony’s sister Janice, a less than gorgeous shrew with an annoying voice). Richie’s brilliant response:
“To each his own Tone, to each his own.”
And therein lies the answer to my query: “To each his own.” That must be it…I guess?