I am still thinking of running for president, but the donations have been slow to start. Also there are problems with my advisory staff, cracks in the Phillips2012 brain trust if you will. Of the three high level advisors on my staff, two have proved unreliable/highly questionable, with one turning out to be small stuffed elephant, and the other being a two dimensional card board cut out of Walter Mondale’s 1984 presidential campaign running mate Geraldine Ferraro. The remaining advisor, a Spanish speaking Culligan Water delivery person, though well grounded, communicates with me chiefly through head nods and cross eyebrow articulations. Pedro the water guy, as he is known around the office, has now taken on the role head advisor for the exploratory committee while Floofy (the elephant), finishes probation and I look to appoint a replacement for Ms Ferraro, who while a fine woman and a patriot, was after all half of the wildly unpopular 1984 Mondale/Ferraro ticket winning only one state, thus unqualified. After this shake up, I believe we will be in a much stronger position as we enter the pre-pre-pre 2012 campaign season. Thank you and God Bless America.