Slow day for a blog, but a very busy one for me. I just have time for one little bit before bedtime. Glenn Reynolds referred to his imitator as "the bearded Spock." This started me to wondering, "Which Star Trek characters best represent politicians of today?"
I think it would have to be something like this.....
Al Gore............................Spock. Logical, unemotional, wooden as puppet with no strings, shows passion only when forced.
James Carville...................Kahn. Highly intelligent and overly dramatic enemy of George Bush.
Alan Greenspan................Scotty. Keeps the engines running, ignoring the antics of the idiot at the controls.
Hilary Clinton....................the shape-shifting, salt-sucking, life stealing critter responsible for several deaths.
Dan Quayle......................a Tribble. Enough said.
James Traficant................an Andoran. He already has the hairpiece. All he needs is blue skin.
George Stephanopholis.....Yeoman Rand. In love with the boss, but unable to do anything about it.
Jimmy Carter....................Sarek. Highly intelligent and a great ambassador.
Bill Clinton........................Who but the greatest intergalactic con man himself, Harry Mudd.
Sen. Fred Thompson.........McCoy. A plain spoken country boy with iron clad integrity and a heart a mile wide.
George Bush the elder.......Captain Christopher Pike. Almost but not quite up to the job of commanding the nation.
George W. Bush...............Sulu. Just getting started but may eventually eclipse the man himself.
Ronald Reagan.................Captain James T Kirk. To hell with the Prime Directive! We have to do what is right!
Alright fellow bloggers, it's your turn.
Posted by Rich at February 26, 2002 11:45 PM