Neither presidential candidates have designated their running mate yet, and the American public anxiously awaits the choices that will be made by Messieurs McCain and Obama. There are many thoughts and wishes on who each should choose to balance out their ticket and win the white house for their party, and I would like to offer up my suggestion on this important topic as well.

I’m not sure whether either candidate or perhaps both have already contacted Mr. Christopher Cross about being their running mate, but the one who successfully woos him will be the one who makes the best choice and basically negates the need for any election at all. I’m kind of thinking Obama should grab him cause if McCain does it’ll be pretty much the whitest ticket ever imagined. You may have picked up that I’ve been on a Christopher Cross kick given a line in my last post (click here to read that blog posting), but such a worthy Vice Presidential candidate deserves this attention.

Although simply picking any former Grammy winner at random would be seen by many as a step in the right direction for the leadership of this country, it is not the fact that Christopher Cross won 5 Grammys in 1981 and an Oscar for Best Original Song the same year that makes him highly qualified. The reasons are many and profound:

• His sound geographical knowledge is conveyed through the line “and I’ve got such a long way to go to make it to the border of Mexico” in the song “Ride Like The Wind”. This knowledge is imperative in returning the US to prominence in effective foreign policy, although to make the song more current he may want to change this lyric to “And hopefully I won’t get diptheria when I unveil my vision for a peaceful middle east next month in Lebanon then Syria”.
• Extensive naval experience and fuel conscientiousness displayed by the song “Sailing” will ensure a strong homeland and sound energy policies by expanding the use of wind-powered transportation and the songs written about them.
• The lyric I mentioned in my last post from “Arthur’s Theme” about being “…between the moon and new york city” is indicative that he realizes the importance of keeping America at the forefront of the space race. He will pursue this policy benevolently though as under his oversight should someone become caught in this realm between new york and earth’s moon, the best they can do is fall in love as the song indicates. The worst they can do is get caught between the moon and Canada which is like being caught between two places that are both really empty.
• Hello, his last name is “Cross” which means shoring up support from much-courted evangelicals and other Christian organizations will be a done deal.
• Though Ronald Reagan received credit for bringing down communism in the 80′s, it was actually a CIA operation which convinced Mikhail Gorbachev that he was for whom the song “Swept Away” was written that led to the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. If someone convinced me that I inspired them to write the line “seeing my tomorrows in your eyes, I was swept away” I’d probably lose control too, I mean we’re all human.
• If elected, he has promised to record an up-beat adult contemporary rendition of the national anthem with Michael McDonald singing backup that will be free for every red blooded American to download on iTunes. Suck it, Radiohead.

I feel that I need not continue at this point as the case presented is infallible. It’s alright, I think we’re going to make it.