My Googling skills are insufficient
I wish I could find this quote, but clearly my Googling skills are insufficient.
During one of the Democratic presidential primary debates, each candidate was asked to give his or her priorities for their first hundred days in office. I remember Bill Richardson's answer being the most blowhard-y. This was his approximate response:
"Day 1: restore America's standing in the world. Day 2: restore honor and dignity to the White House. Day 3..." and so on. Ridiculous, far-flung, non-specific answers. Especially considering that Day 1 is a half-day, and there's a lot of paperwork and social functions to attend to.
Ooh! I seem to remember John Kerry saying his first official act as President would be going to the floor of the United Nations to declare that America was ready to rejoin the community of nations. Belated blowhard award of '04!
Now I'm waiting for the various pronouncements. We knew that "Change was coming." Now, per the White House web site, we know that "Change has come to America." I'm sure at some point we will be informed that "America's standing in the world has been restored." I'll be curious to see what official act (releasing terrorists, mandating an end to all Carbon Dioxide emissions, de-annexing Louisiana) leads to that particular pronouncement.
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2 comments:
I think that maybe a huge "Change Has Come to America" banner hung on a battleship would be appropriate.
With "don't ask, don't tell" going the way of the dodo, how about a giant rainbow banner saying "Change is coming to this Battleship. Fabulous change!"
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