I suppose I am as prone to entertaining myself with Walter Mitty-like fantasies as the next guy. For me, they tend to be sports related: a relief pitcher with a 110 mph cutter, a skilled shooting guard but with the shot-blocking instincts of Bill Russell, a world-class 200 meter sprinter. (No additional qualifications for that last one — I just like to imagine flying around that turn at super-human speed!)
All perfectly healthy. But where I think it can get dangerous is when guys (and it's usually guys) attempt to cross their fantasies over into reality. I mean, it's fun to watch Patrick Swayze in "Road House," but it would be a terrible idea to try to be Patrick Swayze in "Road House," right? So many punches to the face!
Another terrible idea would be to take it upon yourself to prove the 2020 elections were rigged by perusing your own investigation based entirely on what you want to believe and then confiscating voting machines. This is what Barry County Sheriff, Dar Leaf, has been up to. That's scary enough, but what's terrifying is likely Republican candidate for Michigan Attorney General, Matthew DePerno, also apparently playing that game.
Guys, enough with the Big Lie-fueled fantasies! Maybe try instead: "The quarterback who leads the Detroit Lions to their first Super Bowl victory." That'd be an impossible dream worth dreaming.
John Auchter is a freelance political cartoonist. His views are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Michigan Radio, its management, or its license holder, the University of Michigan.
