John McCain says that what is needed to address the ever-growing financial and economic meltdown our country is facing is the convening of a "high level committee" to study the problem.

Get serious.  This is just politics as usual.

If John McCain were really serious about addressing our economic problems, he would be calling for a "high level Blue Ribbon committee" to study the problem.  Because anything else, as you know, is just a cynical attempt to kick the can down the road until after November.

In order to study the problem properly, and to achieve results that the American people can believe, I recommend this Blue Ribbon Committee adhere to the following guidelines:

1.  It must meet after 10 am but before noon, or between 1 and 3 pm.  Anytime after 3pm, as you know, committee members start to get sleepy.

2.  Donuts must be provided.  Real donuts, mind you, not those crappy munchkins that you have to shove four or five into your mouth just to get a bite.

3.  Power Points must use at least four different fonts, and it is recommended that they include several jazzy animations and possibly a funny-looking clip art or two.

4.  Making springs out of paperclips and flinging them across the table, or wadding up a ball of paper to play "field goal" with the person sitting across the table are strictly forbidden.

5.  Likewise, bringing in a laptop and pretending to take notes while actually checking your World of Warcraft auction house bids is strongly discouraged.  Black Berries are of course ok, since President McCain invented them.

If the Blue Ribbon Commission adheres strictly to these guidelines, I'm sure there is nothing they can't do to address the economic woes of our country, and to prevent future taxpayer-funded bailouts of Wall Street robber barons from ever happening, or at least ever making their way to the front page of the New York Times.