“Tuesday night, Stephen Colbert officially announced his entrance into the 2008 presidential election. Well … in South Carolina. Yes, Colbert is running for President in South Carolina and South Carolina only. While that may be a downer, it’s early in the race.”
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Tuesday night, Stephen Colbert officially announced his entrance into the 2008 presidential election.

Well … in South Carolina. Yes, Colbert is running for President in South Carolina and South Carolina only.

While that may be a downer, it’s early in the race. Who knows, after Colbert enters the race in South Carolina as the favorite son, his campaign may expand to other states.

So what would his platform be? Colbert is extremely creative at critiquing anyone involved in politics, whether Democrat or Republican. In doing so, he hardly reveals his true political ideals.

His announcement comes as a relief, however. I agree with Colbert, who in a guest column in the New York Times published Oct. 14 said that a lot of Americans feel confused about the current crop of presidential candidates.

For instance, Hillary Clinton. I can’t remember if I’m supposed to be scared of her so Democrats will think they should nominate her when she’s actually easy to beat, or if I’m supposed to be scared of her because she’s legitimately scary.

Or Rudy Giuliani. I can’t remember if I’m supposed to support him because he’s the one who can beat Hillary if she gets nominated, or if I’m supposed to support him because he’s legitimately scary.

Colbert, who refers to the ’08 election as Indecision ’08, may actually have a chance. Sounds like that movie Man of the Year with Robin Williams. I didn’t see it, but I think that’s what the trailer was about.

It’s hard to trust someone you know little about, but at least Colbert’s not a politician. He’s still rich, but being an average Joe, as Colbert refers to himself, is a start.

Colbert claims to have plenty to offer, though. He ends his column by explaining that. What do I offer? Hope for the common man. Because I am not the Anointed or the Inevitable. I am just an Average Joe like you-if you have a TV show.

Colbert’s humor and quick wit would be welcome in the White House. When was the last time we heard eloquent, humorous speech come from that place?

Besides, maybe Colbert’s entrance into the race will expose it as the joke it really is.

We can only hope.

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