the Scott Stein

In an Entertainment Weekly interview, actor George Clooney said that he wasn't running for office, but that if he did rule the world, "...we'd put more value on vacation, travel, cultural diversity, and education." More value on cultural diversity? More. Wow. That would be a lot, I guess. And of course, what we really need are political leaders concerning themselves with our vacation and travel plans, since they are so good at handling all of their other duties. Okay, maybe he doesn't mean that he'd be in charge of making the hotel reservations. What Clooney probably means here is that he would feel free to interfere with the economy and make business regulations as he and his experts saw fit, to give us all more vacation days and make it easier to travel, somehow. It's a good thing that lofty ideas like these and politicians messing with the economy and business never lead to unintended consequences. What a shame that you're sticking to that movie career, George, instead of ruling the world. Because I could not only use more vacation time, but a sailboat, and maybe an airplane. It's a Hollywood fantasy concept, "ruling the world." If Clooney ruled the world--if anyone did, or could, no matter how qualified they might be, how good their intentions were, whether your choice or mine--what a mess we'd be in.