Sadly, this political dream ticket will never come to pass.

The blog Elegant Variation pointed the way to this sweet, sweet bumper sticker.  If you’re scratching your head, Aubrey and Maturin are the heroes of Patrick O’Brian’s series of seafaring adventures set during the Napoleonic War.  The series features British Navy Captain Jack Aubrey and his “particular friend” naturalist/surgeon Dr. Stephen Maturin.

I was introduced to the series by my brother-in-law a few years back, and I went on a tear through the first 16 books before I had to take a break.  There are 21 books all together, and I don’t want to get to the end.  If you need a well-written adventure fix, start with first book Master and Commander.  And don’t forget to vote.  (In the movie, Russell Crowe pulled off an amazing Capt. Aubrey and Paul Bettany was Dr. Maturin.)