Dr. Kervorkian, the 79-year old doctor who helped 130 people die is running for congress in Michigan.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080312/ap_on_el_ho/kevorkian_congress [no longer available]
Obviously he has no chance of being elected because he believes in personal freedom. And he’s so old he probably carries his own little suicide kit around in a lunch pail just in case he needs it. But I love the fact that he’s running. This should make the race interesting.
My hope is that he gets elected, serves for a few years then runs for president when he’s in his late eighties. That’s the sort of race that makes the choice of vice president extra interesting. All he’d need to do is name Oprah as his vice presidential running mate, whether she agrees or not, and promise to whack himself after a week in office. He’d win in a landslide.
I wonder if Dr. Kervorkian has trouble entertaining guests at home. I can imagine this scene playing itself out a lot:
Dr. Kervorkian: “Carl, you look tired. Can I get you a beverage?”
Carl: “NO! Nothing! I’m good!”