A Very Good Idea From the Onion

[ ](https://www.theonion.com/content/node/41444) Perhaps the Bush Administration should take a cue from the latest [issue](https://www.theonion.com/content/node/41444) of the Onion. “As your president, it is my duty to see this nation through any crisis, no matter how severe. And as your president, I pledge to you that I will find a man capable of doing just that,” Bush said. “I will not—I repeat, I will not—let you down.” While many Beltway insiders have named senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) as likely candidates, White House sources revealed that Bush may be leaning toward a stalwart loyalist. The list reportedly includes fellow Yale graduates, Midland, TX business associates, and various GOP fundraisers with connections to the Bush family. “Despite their inexperience in government, they’ve clearly passed the Bush character test,” said a White House staffer who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “I think the president is looking for someone he’s comfortable with and can trust, above all else. A [former FEMA director] Michael Brown type, or maybe even Brown himself.” Between [The Daily Show’s](https://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml) fake news and the [Onion](https://www.theonion.com/), the country is in all likelihood portrayed far more realistic than the mainstream media… The irony.