The pilot of 'The Straight Talk' waves good bye to Senator John McCain as the bus experiences a meltdown and is now permanently grounded.

I'll be home for dinner ... in 2022.

Not even Major Tom is immune from the economic meltdown.

The economy is so bad now, astronauts are forced to ride the bus to the moon.

Still confident that Johnnie Mac will indeed do the deed. Elmo hedges his bet.

Prices doubled for Virgin Atlantic's, Anywhere But Here, galactic space emigration program. On the morning of November fifth.

Joe the Plumber has tired of the media attention. He is moving. His new address will be Alpha Centauri.

Jan. 21, 2009: VP Joseph Biden discovers the role Pres. Obama has decided he will play in the new Administration.

Thus begins the lonely exile of John McCain...

President Obama launches "The People's Revolutionary Space Program and Re-education Facility."

I'm not the man they think I am, at all. I'm a rocket man!

President Obama's new Secretary of Treasury, Buzz Lightyear, waves to the little people after he submits a new financial rescue plan that will raise taxes "To infinity and beyond!"

"Goodbye,son,"
"Doubt if I will ever see you again."

"President Obama has ordered me search the universe and find a society where socialist economic policies such as his, really work."

Goodbye capitalism. It's been fun.

Houston, we have a problem. I can still see people.

Oh no, this isn't at all what I meant when I said I wanted to ride on the shuttle.

How come my bus is shorter than the others?

It is just as Xenu foretold.

John Travolta brings to live two roles at once, once again, in "The Boy in the Bubble: Stayin' Alive!"

Michael Jackson begins his journey home.

Staying at a Holiday Inn last night was not a good idea.

I gotta tinkle.

As a result of gerrymandering, Ron Paul leaves for his new Congressional District in the Crab Nebula.

Absolutely no one else picked up on Steve's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" hand signs.

Driver slow down, slow down, is that a bad scarf or a Zebra hide?

ACORN voter registrar seeks new voter applicants in "a galaxy, far, far away".

Will the last free-enterprizer leaving please turn out the lights?

"I thought the in flight movie would have better reception."

I never thought looking like Kevin Spacey would get me so far.

Well I'll be darned .... these wipe on wipe off gloves really do work (just like they said on TV).

Vote? I won't be able to vote for you McCain. I'm going where no man has gone before. Obama country.

"Live long and prosper!" Darn, I can't do the Spock thing. Hey, is that McCain! We'll he can't do the Spock thing either. I wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing. An omen to the Presidential election.

"Asta la vista, Baby."

"I hate this hairnet but it comes in handy on bad hair days."

With strong population growth, and concurrent expansion of cities and suburbs. American's commutes get ever longer.

Budget cuts have reduced NASA to exploring Detroit.

chsw

Are you ready Sarah?
It's the BIG ONE.