My Obama Inspired Ideas

As I am in bed falling asleep at night, I tend to let my mind wander freely. Without constraint, it can wander to some weird places. This is not my dream world but a space between wake and sleep. When my brain hovers in this soporific state, my thoughts are not completely lucid. I keep pen and paper by my bed in case I do have a moment of brilliance; although, I rarely remember to record my mental ramblings. Last week’s wanderings produced a plethora of interesting ideas. Since three of them were inspired by Obama and tonight is the State of the Union, I thought I would share them with the internet. Before you judge me too harshly, just keep in mind that I was half-asleep when I thought of these. If any of these do already exist, please link me.

1. The Obama daughters should start a blog. Of course, they are a bit too young for this now, but by second term at least one of them should be in high school which seems like an appropriate age. It shouldn’t be completely serious. It would put some perspective on the political scene. Just when everyone is up in arms over something the President has done or has not done, we will all read on the blog how he had dinner with his daughters (they had Mac and Cheese; not the kind out of the box) and then helped them with their History homework. We would also get to experience the teen angst such as, “My parents are so frustrating. They won’t even let my go to homecoming with this guy until they do a full background investigation on him and his family!” This would give the girls good writing practice for the Life in the White House memoir they will get to write when they are older. I’m sure this idea is not feasible, but it’s fun to think about. While there is probably no rule against the President’s daughters having a blog, it could get Obama in hot water. For example, the girls might reveal that their dad has an Egg McMuffin addiction, or they might get him in trouble with PETA by mentioning his harsh dog disciplining practices when Bo soils the carpet in the Oval Office. We might even find out how much time it takes Michelle Obama to do her hair and makeup for a State Dinner.

2. Someone should write a web comic from the point of view of Obama’s dog. He would have to be a spinoff of Brian on Family Guy. He would philosophize on all things political: health care, the economy, Iraq, Afghanistan, global warming. He could even be a foreign policy expert. But unlike Brian, the First Family wouldn’t know that their dog is a genius. Whenever anyone is around, especially the press, he must keep up the ruse by rolling in the grass and fetching Frisbees. He could be like Brain from Inspector Gadget making phone calls to Prime Ministers and Congressmen while his master gets all the credit. Any embarrassing situations that the President finds himself in would be secretly resolved by Bo. Brian, Brain, Bo – I see a pattern.

3. Someone should write a web comic based on the premise that McCain and Palin won instead of Obama and Biden. I think McCain and Palin both look great in caricature. The comic would concentrate on their relationship and roguish activities. The author could speculate as to how McCain would handle the issues that have come up in Obama’s administration. Meanwhile, Palin would be attempting to do things like banning Harry Potter from all public schools or teaching abstinence to animals at the National Zoo. The author would get to pick McCain’s cabinet for him, and Senator Obama could even make appearances as an evil villain. The political view could really go either way; it could be written by a Republican or by a Democrat. Although, it would probably be funniest if the author was Independent. There’s plenty to make fun of within both parties.