Tom Dobbs is a very popular actor on a political TV comedy show. Hesatirizes everything in life， making particular fun of the Americanpolitical system and politicians. In one example， he claims that NASAspent over a billion dollars on designing a pen able to write upside down in thespaceship. The Russians， meanwhile， solved the same problem with a pencil--costing only five cents! On one of his shows， a young woman in the audiencesuggests that， with his political talent and humor， he should run for president.His manager Mencken thinks this might be a good idea. Many people are fedup with the two-party politics of the day， he reflects.