As punishment for failing to impeach Bush/Cheney et al, the United States Congress will review every one of President Bush's signing statements. Each time Congress finds that Bush reinterpreted and materially changed the intent of a law, thereby making it Bush's law, that law will be repealed. At Congress' option, the law may be re-enacted and, if passed, signed by President Obama.

As further punishment for failing to impeach Bush/Cheney et al, the United States Congress will perform a similar review of President Bush's executive orders. Each order will be subject to House and Senate vote. In the event an order fails to receive the votes ordinarily needed to pass a law, Congress will direct that the order be canceled and pre-existing conditions restored. In the event an order passes the voting test, Congress will formally endorse the order and permit its conditions to stand.

As even more punishment for failing to impeach Bush/Cheney et al, the United States Congress will properly review USA PATRIOT Acts I and II. Provisions deemed to be unconstitutional may be removed, or the entire Act repealed at the discretion of Congress. The US Supreme Court will be prohibited from interfering with items 1 through 3 having done enough damage in 2000.

As ultimate punishment for failing to impeach Bush/Cheney et al, the United States Congress will review every use of the term "combatant" placed into US law since 2000. All instances that fail to define a combatant as someone taking up arms against the United States will be removed. In regard to properly defined instances of "combatant" no person may be detained by the US without due process in accordance with international law. Any person who is currently detained by the US based on improper use of "combatant" will be released into the care of the government of Spain.

President Obama will issue an Executive Order directing that any members of Congress who refuse to participate in the reviews specified in items 1 through 4 shall be sent at own expense to Buñol, Spain where they will instead participate in "La Tomatina". They will be required to wear a designer tailored Capitol Hill business suit, but they will not be permitted to fight back, wear protective goggles or shower for one month thereafter. Members who called for impeachment during Bush/Cheney terms, as well as newly elected members, may be excluded.

President Obama will issue an Executive Order to the Treasury Department directing them to roll back the Wall Street bailout and instead use a much smaller public investment to reset Joe Public's mortgage in line with his home's deflated value. And as punishment for their role in the financial mess, institutions holding Joe Public's private retirement savings (IRAs, 401Ks, etc.) will pay the government a premium, like the banks pay the FDIC, to insure the accounts at not less than the value of funds originally deposited with them. Then, when market forces hopefully bring down the most corrupt and irresponsible institutions, Joe's savings, and his house, will be safe.

President Obama will issue an Executive Order directing Congress to get H.R. 676 (The United States National Health Insurance Act) out of committee, passed by the House and Senate, and onto his desk for signature within one year. In the event the bill's passage is delayed due to the deliberate absence of a member of Congress, death notwithstanding, you guessed it - a trip to Buñol for the offending member to participate in "La Tomatina" 2010.

President Obama will issue an Executive Order directing the FDA to ban all consumer advertising of prescription drugs. Any drug company violating the ban will be required to help clean up Buñol following "La Tomatina". In the same way that goats serve as 'green' alternatives to mowing grass and using landfill space, the offending pharmaceutical company's senior executives will be sent to Buñol where they will dine on pasta dinners until the clean up is complete. These dinners are to be served exclusively with marinara sauces made only from "La Tomatina". In the extremely likely event that Montezuma seeks revenge, prescription medication may be used as long as it has not been advertised to consumers in the US.

Under President Obama's leadership the United States will end its occupation of Iraq then rededicate its military and diplomatic resources to the regional tasks of stabilizing Afghanistan and capturing bin Laden. At the same time, in partnership with friendly Islamic states, the US will tackle the global task of eliminating radical Islam, thus removing the raison d'etre for Al Quaida.

Under President Obama's leadership the United States will engage the international community to seriously address Africa and find lasting ways to eliminate its problems... Removing despotic regimes, getting AIDS under control, combating hunger & thirst via self-sufficiency, not air-drops, to name just a few challenges.

Under President Obama's leadership the United States will end its embargo of Cuba and take a leadership role in establishing democracy and furthering economic development on the island (before our NAFTA partners & the EU clean up).

Under President Obama's leadership the United States will ratify the Kyoto Accord and take a leadership role in advancing more far reaching greenhouse gas reduction protocols. Any member of Congress who impedes this process will be sent on yet another official visit to Spain, to coincide with America's Independence Day. They will be free to choose their attire, shower any time they like but, as a symbol of their indifference to danger, the red neck scarf they will be presented with on arrival will be worn as a blindfold at all public appearances. By the way, I should mention the trip this time is not to Buñol but to Pamplona. They will be permitted to fight back.

Under President Obama's leadership the United States Congress will restore Federal investment in scientific research and development with particular emphasis on alternative energy. In conjunction, President Obama will issue an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Education to have local schools:

Under President Obama's leadership the United States Congress will restore Federal to State funding for K-12, post-secondary, and adult education to pre-Bush levels. Beginning with the class of 2012 every person willing to perform a public service (except military, they already have the GI Bill) will be eligible to receive free education at any public institution up to undergraduate level.

Under President Obama's leadership the United States Congress will restore Federal investment in State Workforce Development initiatives to pre-Bush levels, with particular emphasis given to post-secondary education and retraining for displaced workers. If President Obama is serious about restoring America's global technology leadership and transforming the nation's social and economic infrastructure into a 21st century 'Green America', improving the education of our entire society, not just the young, will be key.