Jay Black over at the TV Squad has written a great article on why he thinks our Simon Cowell should be awarded the job of American President.

Some of Jay’s reasons are inspired and truly hilarious, for example:

1. He’s trusted.

Unlike so many politicians, people actually care what Simon has to say. Admit it, those of you who TiVo American Idol: If you’re pressed for time, you’ll not only fast forward through the commercials, but also Randy and Paula’s comments.

and:

5. He’s a smoker.

While, on the surface it would seem that this is a character flaw, think of this: for the last forty years, we’ve had presidents bowing to the tobacco interests because they needed the campaign money. For the first time in my adult life, we’d have a president bowing to the tobacco interests because he wanted to. Sure, it won’t make you feel any better when you watch your loved ones dropping like coughing, hacking flies, but afterwards, when the anger starts to set in, you can find some solace in the fact that our president is headed for the same fate.

But my favourite has to be:

7. For the last seven years, he’s presided the only democratic elections that have mattered.

American Idol is perfectly named: for those of us who worship at the foot of democracy and meritocracy, it’s the last place we have to go. Unlike in American politics, we are asked on American Idol to vote for who has the most talent, and unlike in the last forty or so presidential elections, AI voters usually rise to the challenge.

Even in the face of movements like votefortheworst.com we manage to eventually eject the Sanjayas.

When I first came across this article I took it as a joke, but the more I thought about it, the more of a feasible option it seemed. Lets face it, Simon couldn’t do a worse job than George Bush and with all his showbiz contacts can you imagine his inauguration ceremony? It would be like the Oscars!

The only problem I forsee is that if the Americans welcome a ‘foreigner’ as their president, wouldn’t that leave the door wide open for Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Check out the post over on TV Squad. It will give you a giggle!