Fafblog's Medium Lobster becomes a political columnist for the Guardian

The Guardian has hired The Medium Lobster from the brilliant and incredibly irregular comedy politics blog Fafblog to write a column for them; the debut effort (a Monster Manual of vice-presidential contenders) is hilarious:

Ah, the US vice-presidency! From visiting second-tier foreign dignitaries to waiting for the president to die, this linchpin of the modern democratic nation-state is a role that can't be filled by just anyone. Indeed, this is a job that calls for nothing less than the most highly-cultivated political window-dressing money can buy.

Who has the experience? Who's pretty – but not so pretty they kind of look like a slut? Whose name will fit comfortably on a bumper sticker in a garish red-white-and-blue font?

America's next vice

[#1 posted by travelina , August 24, 2008 7:40 AM]

That settles it! Galactus has my vote.

I hope Medium Lobster prevails. Most of the Guardian commenters don't seem to get it.

[#2 posted by Godzilla , August 24, 2008 11:19 AM]

Galactus is a terrible choice,

Captain America is getting my vote!

[#3 posted by Spinobobot , August 24, 2008 12:33 PM]

"...the Democratic veepstakes is being driven largely by a search for qualities like Strength, Experience, and other ways to say Penishood"

Heh.

That's at least 100% accurate.

[#4 posted by minTphresh , August 24, 2008 1:22 PM]

penishood? is that just another way of saying 'foreskin'? yes, i went there.