I loved, loved, loved this absolutely fabulous skit from Saturday Night Live. Whenever I feel particularly rabid about politics, I am comforted by the fiction of Douglas Adams, particularly this quote about the two-headed president of the fictitious Imperial Galactic Government (they don’t allow presidents with a whole brain), which is clearly a stab at the U.S. (after all, he’s British, and he didn’t say prime minister):
The President is very much a figurehead - he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage. For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.
As you well know, I also enjoy the work of comedians such as Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, particularly when it comes to politics; it helps to laugh. I did enjoy this SNL piece, however, and loved their choice of Tina Fey, who really is a dead ringer for Palin.
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