“If only George Washington were around to lead us…”
“You rang!?”
“Oh, thank god, it’s George Washington.”
“Yes, I’m here, now what is going on?”
“You’ve got to help us Mr. Washington, these liberal progressives are planning a revolution!”
“So you want me to lead their army?”
“Uhh, no…”
“Oh so you want me to do stump speeches, drum up some recruits.”
“Not exactly…”
“Well I could go be an ambassador to the French, I have good friends there!”
“The French!? No, no no, they’re the bad guys!”
“Did the French invade our country since I’ve been gone!”
“Uhh, not that I’m aware of…”
“Actually, since it’s several centuries there must have been great strides in political and economic thinking. I hardly dare imagine how much beyond the system we set up you’ve advanced! Oh if only Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Franklin were here, I should think they would hardly bear to be absent from the halls of your great universities for even a second!”
“You know, maybe this wasn’t such a good idea…”