Little League "Slaughter" Rules & Really Sucky Presidents

President Bush's will deliver the State of the Union address tonight -- mercifully that final one of his presidency. Unfortunately, given that these things take place in January -- it means we've got nearly another year to go.

I guess what I'm saying is that America is really, really, really tired of this guy. Not just Democrats, but Independents, and many Republicans (come on, admit it).

Gees, even his family is probably tired of him by this point. You think Bush 1.0 is happy about what this is indirectly doing to his legacy? And what about Jeb Bush -- highly popular, hard working former 2-term governor of Florida. He'd likely be the front runner for the GOP nomination, were it not for that pesky last name.

But I digress -- the point here is how to get this guy to retire early. The solution? The little league "slaughter" rule. Remember that? If one team were winning by 10, 15, 20 or whatever number of runs constituted a "slaughter," the game would mercifully end.

So why not have that kick in when a president falls below 30%? Or perhaps 25% or 20%? Let's just agree on a reasonable threshhold. Something to end the suffering. Mercifully, for the president and America. Sweeten the deal -- maybe offer a double pension or whatever.

What about Cheney, you might wonder? Look at his polling, folks. Under this rule, he would've been retired almost as soon as he took office.