MusicianCorps Will Make the United States the Laughing Stock of the World

This has to be the most ridiculous idea to ever be conceived. I can just hear the Chinese and Russians laughing from here.

President-elect Barack Obama has said he believes the arts are good for people. During his campaign, one of his ideas was to create an Artist Corps — a kind of Peace Corps for artists who would work in low-income schools and communities.

But what would this actually look like?

There's already a model being developed for musicians called MusicianCorps. Kiff Gallagher's idea would be similar to AmeriCorps — in exchange for a year or two of service teaching in schools and after-school programs, musicians would get health care and a living stipend. Gallagher has the attention of Obama's transition team.

Read the whole article here. The author actually weighs the pros and cons of this turd of an idea. He should just go ahead and weigh the pros and cons of the PlayStationCorps while he's at it.