The Future of Our Government on Facebook

By Samantha Beerman (OTR Editor)
Tags: leaders, politicans, scandal, Facebook, Ivygate, Bush

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Created: 07/16/2008
8:27 PM

Facebook contains embarrassing photos??? Frankly, I am shocked.

But just in case you hadn't already heard, in a recent, LA Times op-ed piece, the co-editors of IvyGate discuss the negative effects of posting inappropriate pictures online. They also speculate about the impact such pictures may have on future politicians.

If a story about a long ago Bush DUI threatened to derail his campaign, the editors ask us to imagine if there had Facebook back when Dubya went to Yale. The conservative right would be in a tizzy when pictures of the prez and a beer bong surfaced.

Unfortunately for the ambitious, but fortunately for us who like a good scandal, tomorrow's leaders are humiliating themselves online today. Here's our Facebook album of the future administration, for whom I'm sure we will feel nothing but pride.

1. President: Shirtless and surrounded by beer? Sounds about right for the leader of our great nation.

2. Secretary of Homeland Security: Winning a drunken fight is just the first step in the War on Terror.

3. Secretary of Transportation: Secretary of Transportation: The next generation of politicians will find cheaper, more efficient forms of transportation.

4. Secretary of Agriculture: She understands that as Americans we should appreciate ALL forms of nature.

5. Secretary of Energy: If that doesn't take energy, I don't know what does.

6. Secretary of Commerce: Ooooh, commerce looks nice.

7. Secretary of Health: This leader knows how to say "ahhh."

8. Secretary of State: A good butt is a universal sign of good will.

9. Secretary of the Interior: The future politician will know it all starts with the interior... of the shower.

10. Secretary of Labor: There's no replacement for a hard day's work.