Final Word on the Inauguration

Though often obscene, I have always found Chris Rock to be hysterical. Pee in your pants funny. The man is brutally honest, and quite likely one of the smartest men in the country (comics have the highest IQs anyway).

His concise assessment of the duties of the President, though imperfect, speaks volumes:

CNN: What are you hoping Barack Obama does for this country? What do you think is his most important task?

Rock: You know, if you’re the president you only have two jobs: peace and money. That’s it. I mean, it’s like, what did Clinton do? We were at peace and we had a budget surplus. That’s it. That’s the gig. The closer you get us to those two goals, you know, that’s pretty much the gig. Is that too much to ask for?