It’s time to put that 7th grade dream to the test.  Want to make your case for the Presidency?  Thanks to Mark Burnett, the reality TV guru and stalkyourneighbor.com or rather MySpace, you and everyone you know can develop a Presidential platform via MySpace profiles.  Take it with a grain of salt, but having a million dollars after winning ‘Independent’ to fund a personal campaign or to donate to a political cause, it seems worth briefly noting at the water cooler.

Looks like Jeff Berman of MySpace agrees, “Any time you’ve got two media titans like Mark Burnett and MySpace teaming up, it’s interesting, but when you’re talking about a project that has the potential to re-Democratize American politics, the potential is extraordinary, I predict you’ll see actual presidential candidates taking notes from candidates on ‘Independent.’” (Oh boy, this should be good!)

It has never been more apparent that reality TV, our passion for interactive TV/internet and online video posting are fueling our growing desire to ‘pick an ending’.  The best singer/performer, the best celebrity/professional dance tandem, our President.  Has a nice ring doesn’t it?  What’s next?  A REAL fantasy draft? Now there’s an idea…