Potential Running Mate

Recently, Obama's campaign manager asked him him to identify a potential running mate.

"I need someone who doesn't know when to quit," said Obama. "Someone who will stick with a losing cause to the bitter end. My running mate needs to be willing to take absurd positions just to spur my thinking process. I need someone who isn't afraid to look stupid, and who has no sense of what ideas are 'mainstream' or 'popular.'"

"For the last time," said the campaign manager, "Mike Huckabee is not an option."