Inside the White House

The Secretary of State: The peaceful citizens of Egypt are gathered in Tahrir Square, singing songs and chanting slogans for democracy.

The President: What do they want?

The Secretary of State: President Mubarak to resign. Economic opportunity. An end to state torture. They also want an interim unity government and amendments to the Egyptian Constitution to allow free and fair elections.

The President: OK. We really need to say something about this. This situation cries out for a forceful declaration from the leader of the free world.

The Secretary of State: Absolutely.

The Secretary of Defense: I couldn’t agree more.

The President: What should we say?

The Secretary of State:

The Secretary of Defense:

The President: Well, I mean. Let’s not all talk at once.

(Laughter)

The Secretary of State:

The Secretary of Defense:

The President: No, really. I’m pretty sure we need to say something.

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I posted this on the Huffington Post. Read the whole thing here.