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PHILADELPHIA -- In a surprise move, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain named each other as their vice presidential running mates.

Speaking at a joint press conference in Independence Hall, birthplace of the American Republic, the two men said that a bipartisan decision such as this was just what the nation needed to heal the divisive politics of the past.

The historic idea came from McCain, who reads the U.S. Constitution every evening as a way of falling asleep. "Generally I never get past Article I, which deals with Congress, but the other night I made it to Article II and the Presidency," McCain explained. "That's when I realized the original intent of our founding fathers that the number two vote getter be the vice president.

"A bunch of do-gooders came along in 1804 and passed the XII Amendment, changing it to the current tag-team ticket system," McCain said. "Well, Americans know I'm a stay the course sort of guy, and I don't think we gave the original system a fair chance, so I called Barack and asked him if he was willing to change back to the old way."

As you might imagine, this comes courtesy of The Spoof.