SCHAUDENFREUDE ON 'ROIDS:

The next new chant: 'No we can't' (Todd Domke, October 30, 2008, Boston Globe)

My crystal ball channels future TV shows, like this one from Jan. 20, 2009. . . [...]

Obama: "I promised hope. I hope you'll let me change my promises."

Audience: "Yes, you can!"

Obama: "Since we're broke, I don't think we can afford an expedition to Mars. Do you?"

Audience: "No, we can't!"

Obama: "Congress just voted for another $300 billion of stimulus, so we can't afford most of my new spending programs."

Audience: "No, we can't!"

Obama: "We can't afford to cut taxes for 95, or even 5, percent of Americans."

Audience: "No, we can't!"

Obama: "We can't afford to hire you folks for government jobs."

(Dead silence)

Obama: "Just kidding."

Audience: "Yay!"

Brokaw: "Chris, it seems like he's inaugurating a new era of humor and humility. Obama might enjoy a longer honeymoon than any president since George Washington."

Matthews: "Yes. And shouldn't we end the two-term limit for presidents? I don't think we can get enough of this guy in just eight years."

Obama: "Not since Franklin Roosevelt, who needed four terms, has a president faced such a challenge. But with hope and a change in promises, we cannot fail."

Audience: "No, we can't!"

Andrea: "I'm turning around to interview Joe Biden. Mr. Vice President, I see that David Axelrod has taken the duct tape off your mouth. What do you think of the inaugural address?"

Joe Biden: "Mark my words, when our enemies test the mettle of this young, inexperienced president in a totally gratuitous crisis, they will be surprised. He is no longer a politician. He's a magician."

Okay now, we're among and we promise not to let your secret out, but doesn't a part of you want him to win just because it will be so hilarious watching all their gonfalon bubbles get pricked?

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 30, 2008 12:44 PM