As we all know, Congress is currently deadlocked on the Fiscal Cliff deal. But I think I have an idea that could break that stalemate and get a deal done. Lots of news agencies have accused Congress of acting like “spoiled children”, so President Obama could just say: “Well, if you’re going to act like spoiled children, then you’re going to have to dress like them too.” Then he could issue an executive order requiring all members of Congress to wear skinny jeans, bright-colored suspenders, sideways baseball caps, “I’m with stupid” t-shirts, and loud sneakers, etc., until they solve it. And after a few days of that, with all the news coverage, I’m guessing it would quickly lead to a deal and a bill for the president to sign.
Then, the next time there’s a big standoff, like on raising the debt ceiling, President Obama could say: “If you want to turn this into Kabuki theater, fine; but you’ll have to dress like Kabuki performers.” And then he’d issue an executive order to that effect, and then all of Congress would have to wear Japanese robes, sandals, dye their hair black, and wear the elaborate face paint makeup. (Could you see Republicans complaining about an unconstitutional power-grab dressed like this for a news interview? Now that would be fun.)
