Posted by
albear on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:31:49 AM
In a spirit of unity and love for America, I believe I have hit upon a solution for solving the bailout deadlock, the partisan haggling in Washington, and, give a slight boost to the housing construction market to boost.
Pretty simple actually. The Democrats want the White House so bad why don't we just build 'em another one? Yep. Another White House, right down to the last bolt, last wire, last plate. With the Democrats actually having a White House of their own maybe they won't feel obligated to say and do anything they can to grab the one at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The bailout would be handled in a flash, the markets and Main Street would be safe, and, heck, even watching "The View" will be less aggravating in the morning.
Of course, this second White House will be updated. For example, instead of Lincoln, the democratic White House will be haunted by the ghost of Jimmy Carter. You could even put in stain resistant carpeting in case another ex-President drops by. Naturally, it'll be green. (Powered almost entirely by BS, no doubt.) Best part, even with the usual government cost overruns we can build the thing for about 1/1000th the cost of the bailout, while guaranteeing an end to the practices and policies that led to this disaster in the first place.
Another plus for tax payers: We can use this other White House to handle overflow from the real White House during the busy tourist season.
Finally, the best part of this 2nd White House? Barack Obama can play President. He'd look sharp in the role, continue coming up with exciting new presidential seals and can talk all he wants without actually having to do anything. (Except, of course, host the occasional State Dinner for Ahmadnedijah.)
And meanwhile John McCain can get to the serious business of governing.