It was all about leadership.
The man they wanted for the job had been a very successful TV show host. He would definitely make a superb politician. He was asked if he would like to be president. At first he said he was far too busy running his hairdressing salons. Not to be put off, and because they really needed his brand of leadership, they pleaded with him. Finally, he relented saying he put himself forward, but only if he could have his pet gerbil, ‘Fluffy’, as his running mate. This was odd because the animal wasn’t at all fluffy, but nobody said anything. It transpired that they were so desperate for his leadership that they agreed. His platform running up to the election was positively stunning. People loved him. He won.
However, shortly after the inauguration and making himself comfortable in the big house, he had an extremely nasty accident. It involved a low-flying, heavy-duty security drone. It happened while he was strolling across one of the lawns. He had his hair caught up in the undercarriage and lifted up to and incredible height before drifting across the city in a northerly direction. This on its own was an amazing turn of events, but doubly amazing on account of the fact that there had been a longstanding rumour that he wore a wig.
As the machine had a remarkably long range guidance system, the control of it didn’t drop out until it was located somewhere over the arctic tundra, at which point the whole thing came crashing down. Because this happened during the winter months, it all plummeted down into total darkness and extremely frigid temperatures.
This is how one of the wealthiest countries in the world ended up being run by a gerbil.
