Her Majesty's a Pretty Nice Girl . . .

I've never been able to understand the fixation that some Americans have with the British royal family. They're a bunch of stuck up rich folk whom we fought a war 250 years ago to get away from. It's not as if we don't have our own crop of boorish rich folk within our borders to entertain us. Anyway, today was the Queen's 80th birthday, and to mark the occasion USA Today ran an article all about how some folks would like to see her be the last monarch. Apparently Her Majesty's Subjects are none too happy with the thought of Prince "I Want to Be a Tampon" Charles becoming king, so there is some support with doing away with the royals. Not in a "there go the Romanovs" sort of way, more of a "thanks for your centuries of service, here's a nice watch" kind of way.

I find it funny that the debate seems to be picking up when the subjects don't like the heir. That's the point of monarchy, people - you don't get to choose who rules you. It's up to the fickle hand of fate and (in)breeding.