Hi folks. I'm back from my little sabbatical. The "other project" I wanted to work on during my free time this week was an utter flop. So, instead of presenting a shiny, glossy, finished project, I'll just tell you what my little scheme was.

It started when my ordered Harry Connick Jr.'s Red Light Blue Light album arrived in the mail. The fifth track, "He is, They Are" set off a spark of inspiration. Why not set an unflattering George Bush campaign video to this music?

He is good
They are happy
He is strong
They are secure
He is right
They are unquestioning
He is wrong
They are demure

When she left
He was tortured
She was gone
They were confused
He was forgetful
They were supportive
He was funny
They were amused

He did things that only superman could do
Things that sis and I could not believe were true

He is older
They are loving
He is hardened
They are grown
He is needing
They are giving
He is glad they are his own

Now imagine "He is good" with one of Bush's deadpan mugs, and "They are Happy" behind the image of the Royal House of Saud. "He is strong" goes back to Bush in the flight-suit, and "they are secure" goes with a picture of Bin Laden and his lieutenants safely roaming the Pakistani countryside while the U.S. military is mired in a mess of George Bush's making in Iraq. It would be the U.S. press corps that would be "unquestioning" and "demure", and corporate fat cats who are "giving" when he is "needing", and about whom he is "glad they are his own".

My attempt was done without the benefit of any $500 flash movie editor. Instead I used the down-scale video editor that came with my video camera a few years ago. But one thing I learned: whether I can blame being too low tech, or not enough lyrics for all of Bush's blunders in the Harry Connick song, Steven Spielberg I am not.

Anyone out there who has the skill, talent, time, or stick-to-it-iveness that I lack, please jump on this brilliant idea and see it through to fruition. I'll split the revenue with you 60/40.