I had a

dream that some of our most famous and infamous

presidents got together to discuss the election process

and campaign reform for the President of the United

States. So, on this 4th of July the father of our country

and poster child for orthodontic termite control, George

Washington, is sitting with our 16th president, Abraham

Lincoln, who in high school was voted, "Most Likely

to Emancipate." Next to Lincoln we find the last

president who was a member of the Whig Party and died

after just one month in office, William Henry Harrison.

He reportedly caught a cold after his inaugural address

while walking to the White House in the snow, which

developed into a fatal case of pneumonia.

Sitting next to Washington,

Lincoln and Harrison is maybe the most popular president

ever, being elected to office for four terms. This

president assumed office during our Great Depression,

Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR built the economic policies

that would avert the country from other depressions, even

during its darkest periods in the '70s: Disco. Lastly, in

my dream, we have our presidents who are more infamous

for their problems during their terms; the first

president ever to resign, Richard Nixon, and our current

president, Bill Clinton.

Their discussion on the

election process and campaign reform for the president of

the United States begins with Abraham Lincoln saying it

is good democracy yet changes are in order. George

Washington and William Henry Harrison agree, Franklin D.

Roosevelt says vast modifications are needed and those

not paying attention are Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.

Roosevelt brings up the

need for more voters to turn out at the polls. Clinton

and Harrison agree. Lincoln suggests some form of tax

credit for voters, Washington calls that bribery and

Nixon isn't paying attention. He does perk up, however,

when Washington and Lincoln get into a heated debate.

Honest Abe and "I will not tell a lie"

Washington fight over who Americans saw as the most

truthful. After telling Lincoln his hat is full of

"stove pipe stuffing," Washington concedes they

were equally honest and that at least they never had to

discuss sex with Kenneth Starr.

William Henry Harrison

applauds the electoral vote process, noting how his

grandson, president Benjamin Harrison, actually had

100,000 less votes in his election yet still won.

Washington calls this poppycock, Lincoln says it is fair

democracy and those giving no comment are Clinton,

Roosevelt and a now sleeping Richard Nixon.

Nixon does wake up though

and adds that the election process has been ruined

because the American people are too manipulated

concerning the truth by the media. Clinton amens.

Roosevelt, Lincoln and Washington ask, "What is a

media?" Harrison dies.

The presidents start

discussing campaign reform and all agree that too much

"soft" money is tainting the whole process.

Washington indicates better policies should be in place

and Nixon suggests more security measures. Roosevelt

starts a good debate on how each national party needs to

be more responsible. All agree that Pat Buchanan is a nut

and that Donald Trump should stop with that "swoop

hair thing" to cover his bald spot.

In the true spirit of

democracy these presidents end their day of discussion in

a peaceful union. Washington hugs Lincoln. Roosevelt

embraces Harrison (to a cold stare) and Clinton tells

Nixon to get his hand out of his pocket.

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