Julian’s got one on his hands, as he’s soon to host some college friends in town for D.C.’s biannual anti-globo protests (read an account of the last round of protests here).

Another sitcom idea came to me the other day when it was revealed that Dick Cheney had been whisked off to yet another “secret, undisclosed location.” What if that location happened to be the guest basement bedroom of a middle-class family in Peoria? It’s Livin’ With the Veep! Think of all the hijinx that might ensue!

Episode 1:
The Veep keeps eating all the butter.

Episode 2:
The family goes on vacation for a weekend. When they get back, they find a car in the pool, a dime bag on the kitchen counter, and various slackers crashed out about the living room. Where’s the Veep? He’s passed out in the master bedroom — in the arms of a couple of prostitutes! Darn it, Veep! We said no parties!

Episode 3:
Mr. McGillicuddy is asked to work late. Mrs. McGillicuddy has a PTA meeting. Guess who that leaves to chaperone 13 year-old Carol McGillicuddy on her first date? That’s right, the Veep and his cadre of Secret Service agents!

Episode 4:
The Veep wakes up from a nap and overhears Mrs. McGillicuddy in the bathroom with the neighbor, the widower Mr. Blankenship. “Put in in!” Mrs. McGillicuddy says. “It won’t fit!” Mr. Blankenship replies. “You have to push harder!” Mrs. McGillicuddy says. “Maybe I should try the other hole!” Mr. Blankenship says. Torn, the Veep can’t decide whether or not to tell Mr. McGillicuddy about Mrs. McGillicuddy and Mr. Blankenship’s adultery.

Later, it’s revealed that Mrs. McGillicuddy had discovered a leaky pipe beneath the bathroom sink, and had called Mr. Blankenship over to change it, due to his plumbing expertise. Everyone has a good laugh about the misunderstanding.

Episode 4:
On a very special Livin’ With the Veep, Brian McGillicuddy reveals that he’s gay. The Veep sits Brian down, and explains that he too has a gay child, and that just as he, the Veep, still loves his daughter for who she is, Brian’s parents will one day accept him for who he is. The Veep then has the Secret Service whisk Brian to Chicago for a weekend in Boy’s Town so he’s out of sight for the upcoming “Breakfast with the Veep” fundraiser with Christian Coalition high-dollar donors.

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