The Bush/Cheney remake of "Top Gun"

...is coming to the Washington D.C. area.

Well, the focus group, anyway.

But the Vega gives it a (sight unseen) Two Thumbs Up!™ anyway.

WHITE HOUSE BACKS REMAKE OF ‘TOP GUN’ AS
“THE BUSH-CHENEY 'TOP GUN' FOCUS GROUP” COMES TO D.C.

Where: DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW, Washington DC
When: May 26 & 27 at 10 pm, May 28 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $15/$12 members. Call 202-462-7833

Ian Maxwell MacKinnon and Eric Zinman are proud to invite you, as a special, prescreened American, to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney's executive focus group for a project of the highest stakes for the future of our country: a remake of the 1986 blockbuster "Top Gun."

Made in collaboration with the US Air Force and Hollywood powerhouse Jerry Bruckheimer, this film is a sign of the White House's faith, commitment, and leadership in advancing America's ideals at home and abroad. Taking our hero on a secret mission to Iraq, this movie will boost US military recruitment, convince skeptics of our noble cause, and demonstrate to the Muslim world what freedom and liberty are all about. The President and Vice-President have decided to run the focus group themselves after a screening of the rough cut raised concerns. They will perform new and corrected scenes and songs, with Mr. Cheney accompanying the president on piano.

This production is the third in a trilogy presented by the Cambridge, MA-based MacKinnon and Zinman. “The show was hilarious” is what the Boston Herald said about ‘A Bush-Cheney Christmas.’ The Boston Phoenix named “The Apotheosis of George W. Bush” a “Pick of the Week.” And The Boston Globe said, “MacKinnon's performance transcended cartoonish parody to achieve a provocative, unsettling humor.” MacKinnon won a national theater manifesto contest judged by Tony Kushner with his entry, “Elect Better Actors.” Zinman is an acclaimed jazz pianist.

If you're an ordinary American, I urge you to see it. If you're not, well, never mind that clicking sound when you pick up the phone.