In The Land of Mordor, Where Shadows Lie

"We're Not In Lake Wobegon Anymore"

...says Garrison Keillor, and he's right. Like the Shire of old, even the sleepy town of Lake Wobegone is no longer safe from the spreading influence of the great shadow growing in the east, recently returned to the accursed Land of Mordor... Oh wait, did I say Mordor? I meant Washington D.C., of course. I'm sure you understand the mixup.