Tuesday, August 19, 2008

I Am Obama’s V.P. Candidate

Well, I should be.

Here are my qualifications:

In the run up to the General Election, I will bring the insanely valuable, effete, Prius loving, white, middle class male demographic out in droves.

I know how to cast tie breaking votes in the Senate.

I can cry on demand at state funerals for foreign dignitaries.

All the scandalous stuff I’ve ever done is detailed here on my site. (Except the thing about the puppies. That goes with me to my grave.)

The beard. I can go either way. Though most people agree, I look marginally better with a beard. But if you say, “Shave it, Jon-boy and come help me run the country!” I can get on board with that. No problem.

My wife is awesome. And we have photogenically cute and smart kids. (And I’d be very curious to see how the Secret Service would handle Ellis, she already has her Secret Service code name picked out: “Princess Poopy Pink Pants” (OK, I picked it that one, but she’d be down with “Princess"))

If Obama is elected and something should happen, I’m totally ready to shirk my duties like our current president. I promise to take even MORE vacations that GWB.

I’m pretty much bald and that brings GRAVITAS. Also shows that I am not beholden to the hair care industry. “I will accept no ‘product’ during this campaign.”

“Change we can believe in” is not just a slogan with me. I’ve had FOUR kids in diapers. I know all about Change.


Posting will be a little light for the next little while. I have some huge projects going on right now. Plus, our oldest, Carrie, leaves for college in exactly a week. So I have a lot of weeping sessions built into my schedule between now and then. You have to pace yourself with those. Too much crying at the beginning and you’ll get dehydrated.

1. I signed up for the text message notification - can;t wait to see your name flash across my phone!

   Posted by Aimee Greeblemonkey  on  08/19/08  at  01:34 PM

2. Very convincing...(nodding)

   Drink Gatorade in preparation for potential dehydration.

   Congrats Carrie - exciting time!

   Posted by Csquaredplus3  on  08/19/08  at  01:40 PM

3. Are you able and willing to “accidentally” shoot someone in the face when you’re out hunting with them? I don’t know if it’s really REQUIRED by law or anything, but it was pretty funny.

   Posted by Annie  on  08/19/08  at  06:14 PM

4. The shotgun angle! Why didn’t I think of that?

   Genius!

   Posted by jon  on  08/19/08  at  09:27 PM

5. Congrats to Carrie!  Have the other kids started fighting over who gets her room yet?

   ‘Oh and don’t worry about your clock, I really am typing this at 2.30 AM.  Can’t sleep.

   Posted by Michael  on  08/20/08  at  02:32 AM

6. You have my vote!

   Posted by kristi  on  08/21/08  at  10:59 AM

7. Snickering over ‘effete’ and ‘gravitas.’

   Posted by Novembrance  on  08/30/08  at  04:17 AM

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