A Leader for the Millennium

     Jim Clifford

The nation was shot and gone to hell
We needed someone to lead us well
A him or her, it didn't matter
As long as there's all that chatter
On the right shows

They must be in love, but not so old
fashioned they'd be married.
Someone with a partner would be good.
Loving animals and the outdoors
would also be a good pitch
No need to be rich.

Don't give a thought to wealth,
but they'd have to be big on health
Would all this be too much to ask?
Would it confuse your task?
To come up with a non-smoker,
Not a joker, a serious type,
No vulgarian, maybe even
a vegetarian?

The information was fed into a
computer that seemed to take forever as it
went through history's hall of fame and shame
But at last it came up with the name

"Adolf Hitler is your ticket to fame"
Oh, no, the wizards yelled,
Hitler will never do
Oh, yes, came the reply
He's the man for you

Isn't there
Someone else?
Some great power in reserve?
You're forgetting, the computer said,
That people get the leaders they deserve