The President Outsourced

G'Day, All

Hope you all had a a pleasnt and politics-free weekend celebrating the Easter, Passover, and Rites of Spring season. The following was dropped into my e-mail box by a good Republican friend. (You have a Republican friend? Yes, Virginia.)

Neither he nor I know who gets credit for it. If we did I'd post a proper link. Any way....

Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of April 15th, 2006.

The move is being made to save the President's $400,000 yearly salary and also a record $521 billion in deficit expenditures and related overhead the office has incurred during the last 5 years.

"We believe this is a wise move financially. The cost savings should be significant," stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-WA). Reynolds, with the aid of the Government Accounting Office, has studied outsourcing of American jobs extensively. "We cannot expect to remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash outlay," Reynolds noted.

Mr. Bush was informed by email this morning of his termination. Preparations for the job move have been underway for sometime.

Gurvinder Singh of Indus Teleservices, Mumbai, India, will be assuming the office of President as of April 15th, 2006. Mr. Singh was born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at Niagara Falls, thus making him eligible for the position. He will receive a salary of US $320 a month but with no health coverage or other benefits.

It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle his job responsibilities without a support staff. Due to the time difference between the US and India, he will be working primarily at night, when few offices of the US Government will be open. "Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at the American Express call center," stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive interview. "I am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be president someday."

A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr. Singh may not be fully aware of all the issues involved in the office of President, this should not be a problem, because Bush was not familiar with the issues either.

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From The Comment Stream
A pair of coments (last post) raise questions about the Latas Campaign's FEC filing, asking where it is and wondering about the value of "pro bono" contributions. The "pro bono" question is an interesting one, but let's take a "wait and see" attitude before putting too much political weight on it. It might be that the FEC is asking for some clarifications or amendments of the campaign's report.
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