"Amen," Potus said and raised his hands to heaven while the applause thundered through the chamber.
After a lenghty standing ovation, Potus finally spoke again. "Thank you for that. Now, we are all here together to unite in the American freedoms we enjoy so much." Potus cracked his knuckles and people who knew him realised he was starting to go off-script. "Some people have asked me why I continue to veto bills from Congress. And the answer is simple, as I've stated before. The Office of the President is supposed to balance the other powers. Namely, the powers of the Legislative branch," Potus swept his arms in a wide circle, encompassing the whole chamber and nearly knocking his Vice President in the face. "And the Judicial branch," Potus said while jabbing his finger at the Cheif Justices in the front row. "And the People."
Potus nodded. "That's right, the People of the United States are the fourth branch of the government. They are not mentioned in the Constitution, except where it says, 'We the People." Scattered applause sounded through the Chambers. "'We the People, in order to form a more perfect Union', it says. That's why the Office exists, to peform the will of the people in the balancing of the powers.
"Now, an office needs a man to fill it or there will just be some furniture and window dressings made by the beautiful First Lady," Potus nodded to his wife and polite applause filtered through the crowd. "The office without a man is an empty room and the man without an office is just a homeless guy standing on the street corner."
"The people have elected me, I propose, because I need to be the defender of the land and execute the laws as they already exist, and to not create more laws that burthen our great nation with a huge weight around its neck." Half the Chamber's body rose and applauded loudly, the other half sat defiantly and scowled.
After the applause had died down, Potus continued. "Let me tell you another story. This story involves the spirit of the American people. It embodies the greatness and the hard work of the spirit of America, just like the airplane that flew across the Atlantic and the Pacific. This is the story of a hard working every boy born in a rural part of this great country. He was named after the greatest office in the land, one that has held steady through the ages of this country's great existence, all the way back to the beginning of the dawn of time."
"This young boy grew up to be a young man, educated at the great Universitiy of Kansas. He worked with dedication and long hours at his studies while the other students performed their sexual perversions and experiemented with drugs and rock music. This hard working man grew up to be an older man who worked his way up the ladder at the famous Dundermire and Schmutzler firm and evntually became the governor of the great state of Kansas."
Potus wiped a small tear from the corner of his eye with the back of his hand and continued. "This man was ridiculed for being named after the greatest office in the world; people told him he couldn't ever aspire to be the President. They said, 'How can you be president when you're only the governor?' But he persevered and held firm. Eventually, he reached for the presidency and was rewarded by siezing his birthright and eventually becoming the office of the name that was given to him by his mother."
"Of course, that man is me. My mother, on her deathbed, made me promise that I'd live up to my name. She said, 'It's a fact they'll vote for someone named Potus, because every American prefers to vote their conscience and reelect the incumbant.' She was a genius, God rest her soul." The Chamber stood respectfully and applauded.
Potus raised his hand to stop the applause. "Let that be a lesson for all great Americans to learn from. In this country, we are free to fulfill our destiny if only we work hard enough and have the right name in life. With a little luck and some good old elbow grease, we can accomplish anything. God bless America."
The Chamber was once again filled with thunderous applause as Potus waved and made his way slowly down the aisle and out the door.
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