No, I don't mean the aliens that are probably streaming across the New Mexico border, but rather the ones that streak across the sky (maybe that's what was lighting up the sky the other night.)
Yes, even an august publication like the Washington Post is trying to determine the how extraterrestrials will influence the 2008 election. I think this story was supposed to run next April -- as in April first, a day for fools. What the heck is Dana Milbank doing? The article's funny, yes, but does the Post pay him to report on whether Dennis Kucinich is a closet UFOlogist? And Bill Richardson's only chance to get elected to higher office is if ET and his buddies land and get suffrage before November 2008. Oh yeah, and they'd have to spread out across the country, because if they're only in New Mexico, he'd only win that one state -- and even then, he'd probably have a tough time in that swing state. Something tells me Richardson's only help from above is God, not aliens.
I enjoyed the sense of humor displayed by Hillary Clinton's spokesperson, who responded to Milbank's question by saying, "Let me check in with the mother ship." I'm not sure how the senator would take that, however.
If nothing else, we can be thankful that there are spokespeople who aren't afraid to tell a reporter to stuff it. Take this from Kucinich's spokesperson:
"If you have a serious question, just ask me," Kucinich spokeswoman Natalie Laber replied when told of the UFO crowd's hopes for her boss. "If not, then just keep your silly comments to yourself."
For the record, while I'm ok with people trying legally to make a better life for themselves in the United States, I don't think ET should be fast-tracked to get a vote, whether they're Republicans, Democrats, or independents.
