Bruce Jenner for president and other politically incorrect solutions

Bruce Jenner for president

A lot of us voted for Barack Obama because he’s African-American and are ready to vote for Hillary Clinton because she’s a woman. If we are committed to identity as a major factor in electing a president, we’re in for a tedious succession of Hispanic, Asian, Muslim and gay/lesbian candidates in our noble quest for equal opportunity.

Instead, let’s go big on diversity and elect Bruce Jenner as America’s first transgender president. Think about it: Jenner’s already a celebrity, traveled overseas as an Olympian and won more medals than any Nobel laureate. If anybody can defeat the Clinton campaign organization, I’ll give the Kardashians better odds than the Republicans. Wouldn’t that campaign be fun!

Eat the prairie chicken

Yum!

There’s a big federal program to preserve the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species. That’s controversial because the oil and ranching industries could take a big hit. I’m all for saving the prairie chicken. It looks tasty and I’ll bet it’s good to eat.

Nukes for Ukraine

At the end of the cold war, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons because Russia, the United States and Great Britain signed a treaty in 1994 to guarantee Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. All three countries welched on that deal. So we’re obligated to give those nuclear weapons back to the Ukrainians. Fair is fair. Then we’ll really see a cease-fire.

Motorcycle helmet law

New Mexico made another attempt to pass a law requiring motorcycle riders to wear helmets with the usual arguments of individual liberty vs. safety. I think motorcyclists should have the freedom to go helmetless if they choose. But first they should be required to register as organ donors.