Clear off your desks except for a #2 pencil. It's time for a multiple-choice pop-quiz.

1. Who did more to raise the spirits of Americans during the late-70's malaise?

A. Jimmy Carter
B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team.

2. Who would better understand the needs and responsibilities of the middle class?

A. John Kerry.
B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team.

3. Who has done less to infringe on Americans' First Amendment right to freedom of political speech?

A. John McCain
B. Russ Feingold
C. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team.

4. Should the Taliban and al-Qaeda surrender, who would NOT be expected to wear a burka at the ceremony for the signing of the peace treaty?

A. Hillary Clinton
B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team

5. Who has more foreign policy experience?

A. Tom Vilsack
B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team

6. Who has, to our knowledge, never conveniently forgotten that key documents relating to a federal investigation were stored in the closet?

A. Hillary Clinton
B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team

7. Who has never drowned their secretary and failed to report it until much later?

A. Ted Kennedy
B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team

8. Who remained married to someone who sought to censor the music industry?

A. Al Gore
B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team

9. Who, for one brief moment, united the country instead of seeking to exploit the divisions of "two Americas?"

A. John Edwards
B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team

10. Who hasn't paid off more than a quarter-million dollars in debt from an unsuccessful 2004 run for President?

A. John Edwards
B. Wesley Clark
C. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team

BONUS QUESTION:

Who has never stolen highly classified terrorism documents?

A. Sandy Berger

B. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team

Time's up. Put down your pencils.

I'm liking this whole idea more and more. If they won't run themselves, maybe we should draft them.

Then the question becomes, who should be their running mate?

Suggestions, anyone?

I'm thinking Dale Earnhardt, Jr.