http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/maldives.president/index.html

The new president of the Maldives wants to relocate — his entire country.

Move an entire country?! What are these guys on, crack?

By some estimates, one of every three Maldivian youth uses drugs.

Ah.

He inherits an island nation with several problems.

Foremost among them: The very likely possibility that the Maldives will sink under water if the current pace of climate change keeps raising sea levels.

Here we go again. Ultra-liberal tree hugging environmentalists whining about “global warming.”

“Ohhhh…it’s HOT!”

“Wahhh…the ice caps are melting the polar bears!”

“Woe is me…my island is sinking”

The capital of Male was also flooded, although sea walls protected it from further devastation. The government has calculated that creating a similar barrier around the rest of the country would cost too much.

Also, it would make their country look like a doughnut from overhead.

“We have made many pledges,” Nasheed said in his inaugural address. “The citizens gave their majority vote to us to implement these.”

Talks about a mandate.

“Hey, thanks for voting us in, we really appreciate it. In reward for your support…..we’re all TAKING A VACATION…to the middle of Australia! See ya in 2012!”