WEEKLY WHINE

The US has a president

Strictly speaking, the US already has a president. But now the US has figured out who is going to be president on SAT 20 JAN 2001, and it's going to be George W Bush.

I will suppress all jokes until his reign of error concludes.

In the meantime, let's take a look at some other things the US still needs to figure out.

Who's in charge here?
The Republicans? No, they don't have the Senate any more. The Democrats? They don't have the Senate either. The Green Party? No. In fact, nobody is in charge. This is what happens when you leave the hen to guard the foxhouse. Rumor has it that the United States will be deactivated for the next four years whilst we voters get off the fence.

Is there really a surplus?
That depends. Are you going to give up half of your salary in hopes of eliminating the debt? Or are you just going to continue investing in the unstable stock market?

Is Al Greenspan going to cut rates?
Probably. That would be the best move were it not for the strange thing involving interest rates: every time they change, disinterest rates rise amongst the general public, who would prefer to see Al Greenspan make a fighting machine on "BattleBots".

Why didn't Ben Stein run for president?
He's certainly not George W Bush, that's for sure. Ben Stein was not a presidential candidate because of John F Kennedy and Bill Clinton. Most presidents sound more or less like Stein, but Kennedy and Clinton sound a bit more interesting. On the other hand, Ben always says he'll use the remainder of that $5,000 of his money to take on his next opponent. He could easily take on a presidential opponent.