How about this guy for president?

Regardless of your political orientation, I'm sure that most would agree that the choices are more or less: "Slim to None, and Slim is drinking a beer". One is a monkey and one is a moron (I'll let you decide which is which). Given this, I propose that the write-in nominee should not be (sing the song) M-I-C--K-E-Y, but this guy.

Admittedly, the phrase "Excise Minister Vakkom Purushothaman" does not exactly roll off the tongue, but look at his platform! At the risk of over-simplifying the world as we know it, aren't we all better off after a glass or two of something?

The last sentence is the ringer:

It recommended to the government to reduce the excise duty on liquor.

I defer to my good man T.J.:

I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax on luxury. On the contrary, it is a tax on the health of our citizens.

That's Thomas Jefferson, for the historically challenged, and he said that about 200 years ago. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Vive Purushothaman!