Okay, so we're all tired of President Bush, right? Come on, you Republicans in the back -- maybe you voted for him, but even you've had enough, ya?
We're pretty much all tired of him, and yet, we've still got to suffer through another year, right? Then again... maybe not. Stick with me here. This will sound crazy, but it just might work...
What would it take to convince President Bush to leave office early? Say... April 1st (just a coincidence that it's April Fools). Would $10 million do it? $50 million? $100 million? Surely, every man has his price.
Here's how it would work:
1) The good citizens of America pledge whatever it takes to get him out early.
2) Given that we are *likely* to know the presumptive nominees for each party by the end of February, we agree to hold an early presidential election... say, March 15th.
3) Whoever wins that is appointed VP on March 30th, with George Bush stepping down the following day.
And... voila! We get the new president we're all dying for, and we get him (or her) nearly 10 months early.
Now, granted, there are some potential challenges to this (Raising money would not be one of them, me thinks). There is the matter of holding an official presidential election early, something the Constitution does not allow. Fine -- so we'll just make it an "official world's greatest dad (or mom)" election. The winner gets a commemorative coffee mug... and the VP slot just "happens" to come right after that. There's also the matter of a vastly shortened general election campaign. Then again... is that really a problem?
We're not raising money... yet. But mull it over. It sounds crazy... but it just might be crazy enough to work.
Monday, January 28, 2008
"Buy George" Fund: Let's pay Bush to leave early
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