Monday, April 02, 2007

On the Campaign Trail

I am fed up with the way politics in America runs these days. Being the first to ever feel this way I feel obligated to offer a practical viable solution.
It would be a televised contest called "American President". There would be judges, and it would start out with anyone who wants to be president auditioning by giving "speeches" to a panel of judges. The early stages would be hilarious, but soon the serious candidates would be weeded out and sent to Washington.
There they would undergo more opportunities to show their political prowess, and each week a featured guest would mentor the contestants, like say, Henry Kissinger could be there to coach the hopefuls.
America would vote, and each week someone, the weak one, would go home, until finally, the new American President would emerge victorious and ready to lead the country and the world to a better tomorrow.
The following summer of course the final twelve would tour the country, orating away, drawing huge crowds.