Wall-E for President

I couldn't resist - going to see the movie last week (the trailers did me in) or posting this editorial that compares Wall-E to our current presidential candidates.

The movie was awesome - I never knew you could make a movie that is cute and romantic, simple enough for children and complex enough to address social issues, nearly-silent for a good portion of the movie, and with main characters that are - amazingly enough - two robots! I highly recommend the movie to anyone and everyone who has a few bucks and two hours to spare.

As for the editorial (from which I stole the title of this post), it reminisces about what it means to celebrate our Independence Day. It is quickly apparent that Frank Rich of the NYT is not happy:

"Let oil soar above $140 a barrel. Let layoffs and foreclosures proliferate like California’s fires. Let someone else worry about the stock market’s steepest June drop since the Great Depression. In our political culture, only one question mattered: What was Wesley Clark saying about John McCain and how loudly would every politician and bloviator in the land react?"

He goes on to describe Obama as "small-bore" and "defensive", and McCain as simply "out-to-lunch", revisiting the fact that McCain does not know how to use a computer (a topic for a different time).

He comes to the conclusion that we should elect Wall-E our next president. And you know, in some ways, maybe he's right.