New Year’s Resolutions for our Political Elites
Some pithy promises our politicians might want to make for 2009.
A new year is upon us, so that means it’s time for resolutions. My New Year’s resolution is to hunt down and administer street justice to the biker gang that murdered my family. Yes, I know that was my resolution last year, but there were some good things on TV, and I guess I got a little lazy and lost interest. But this year … street justice! Then again, Lost and 24 are about to return …
But you probably don’t care about my resolutions. Using research, reporting, and indisputable scientific models, I have determined the New Year’s resolutions of a number of famous people.
George W. Bush: Keep active after leaving the White House.
I have a recommendation for him: professional dodgeball. The guy has mad reflexes. And to quote my favorite movie Casablanca: “If you can dodge a shoe, you can dodge a ball.”
Barack Obama: Finally have a notable accomplishment.
A year from now, if some wisenheimer like Hannity asks one of Obama’s supporters to name something significant he’s done, Obama is going to make sure they have an answer this time that isn’t campaign-related. If he succeeds, he’ll have a lot to write about for his third memoir.
John McCain: Never again say or do anything that will please conservatives.
If I were going to bet on one of these being kept, it would be this one.
Sarah Palin: Resurrect the woolly mammoth.
Palin has gotten an unfair rap on her intelligence, so to fight that, she plans to contribute to genetic research and successfully implant an elephant with a woolly mammoth embryo. When the mammoth is old enough, she plans to release it into the Alaskan wild and hunt and kill it. It should make an awesome rug.
Rod Blagoveich: Clean up his language.
When he saw the transcripts of the tapes of him on the news, he was so embarrassed. Getting arrested for selling a Senate seat will blow over eventually — we’ve all been there, and it’s not the sort of thing we judge each other on — but when people find out you’re a potty mouth, they lose respect for you.
Caroline Kennedy: Be a Kennedy.
Is there any accomplishment more important than that?
Joe Biden: Learn ninjitsu.
He already moves about unnoticed by anyone, so he might as well be a ninja.
Michelle Obama: Remember more often to tell America she loves it.
It did elect her husband president; it can’t be that bad.
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1. Войска ПВО:Caroline Kennedy: Be a Kennedy.
Is there any accomplishment more important than that?
“..ya know?”
Dec 30, 2008 - 12:40 am 2. Typewriter King:I’m offering Dubya a winter league baseball team, to operate better than the Rangers. I think he can do it. Bobby Valentine went on to win championships in Japan, after all.
Dec 30, 2008 - 2:08 am 3. Rod:US Navy: carry the Marines to where they can kill everyone who might even think of harming America. Have a frosty-though-illegal-aboard-U.S.-ships beer waiting when they return.
Dec 30, 2008 - 5:26 am 4. Silicon Valley Jim:FrankJ: Finally succeed in nuking the moon.
Dec 30, 2008 - 7:19 am 5. seven:You know, Thanks to one of the “bimbo bookends” Caroline Kennedy has made Gov Palin look articulate, beautiful and savvy all in one interview. You know, she is doing well you know. In 2009 Carlinie may resolve to take a speech class you know.
Dec 30, 2008 - 9:03 am 6. Jay:Michelle Obama: Move to Canada and take Barry with you. The kids can stay because they haven’t been ruined by your venom yet. Besides, 8+ years at Sidwell will ruin them enough.
Dec 30, 2008 - 12:20 pm 7. Marc Boyd:Obama: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb ….Bomb Iran.
Dec 30, 2008 - 3:00 pm 8. Smilla:Ha! Love the O J Simpson resolution.
And for Sarah Palin? Keep doing what you are doing because you are going to be President in 2012. Seriously.
Jan 2, 2009 - 4:12 pm