Bush for Pope
In a recent somewhat tongue-in-cheek editorial the LA Times proposed that Bono, the U2 rock band leader, become the next president of the World Bank. Humorists Andy Borowitz went one better suggesting that the venerable and soon to retire Chairman of the Fed, Alan Greenspan, become the leader of the Irish band.
This got me thinking about the possibilities of a celebrity exchange. After all it gets a little tedious being in the public eye, doing the same thing year in year out. So, as celebrity spots open up the rich, famous or just plain beautiful could apply.
For starters we could match George Bush with the top Vatican spot. The prez will be available in a few years, by then the pope may have moved onto a heavenly posting. Admittedly we’d have to deal with Bush not being a Catholic, but as a born again Christian he could be re-born-again. Pope Georgio I would be timely choice - the first free market pontiff. He’d no doubt return the Church’s vast wealth to the people.
” This is your money and you know how to spend it better than some bureaucrats in Rome.” would be the hall mark of his papacy. The litergy would likely be reformed - prayers would be said in Texan. Hymns would change from Gregorian chants to country and western wails. Best of all Dubbya would look real cool in those long flowing white gowns.