Help is on the way for PEST (post election stress trauma) "victims" and all those Hollywood stars threatening/promising to leave the country since Bush was re—elected. Instead of rushing off to Florida to see a shrink, follow the lead of your West Coast betters and jet off to New Zealand.  They speak English there, albeit wth a funny accent, and they even think Americans are "highly desirable."  And best of all it is an isolated island, far, far away from the dreaded USA. 

Here's how The New York Post's Liz Smith described it yesterday:

THE LOCALE most often mentioned for Americans saying they'd abandon the U.S. if George W. Bush was re—elected is New Zealand. Well, officials of the country say honestly that their remote English—speaking nation has exploded since Nov. 3 with most inquiries coming from San Francisco and Los Angeles. New Zealand, which has been on a popular roll ever since the Oscars saluted "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, will not send further troops to Iraq and regards immigration from the U.S. as "highly desirable" . . . 

 
So go already. Buh bye.

Ethel C. Fenig    11 17 04