I must need more coffee. I was reading the Google News and saw the headline Madagascar Swears in New President and my first thought was why does Madagascar have to swear in our president?

For all I knew, this practice may have gone all the way back to George Washington.
I’m hoping it only seemed like it took thirty seconds to realize the story referred to Madagascar’s president and not ours.

Then it occurred to me that this could in fact be a useful tradition to begin with our new President. I suggest a very slow sailing ship. Large, luxurious and very comfortable of course. He is the President you know. It could be called Sail Boat One.

In fact, carrying a great idea even farther, we could load the Senate, the House and any elected official in the California State Capital as well. They could all take a big, slow ride to Madagascar and who knows; by the time they return things will probably be a lot better.

They should be back in about three years with a fair wind.