Whatever entity, higher being or biological process that created human beings made a number of mistakes. Chief among them is our need for sleep.

So often we have more ideas than time. Of course, this is preferable to having too much time and no idea what to do with it. But if we just didn't have to do this "sleep thing" we could get so much more accomplished. Maybe insomnia isn't such a bad thing?

The idea of sleep elimination could be a bipartisan issue. Think of all the terrorist plots Jack Bower thwarts in only 24 hours when he doesn't sleep a wink. President Rudy or Romney could torture (or interrogate using enhanced techniques) around the clock. Imagine how safe we'd all be then!

Then there are the limitations that the concept of sleep have caused in technology. We can't create an unlimited life battery. We only have rechargeable batteries. Our computers require "sleep modes" and alarm clocks have "snooze bars."

We're so obsessed with sleep that even one of the iconic Seven Dwarfs is named "Sleepy." And if he couldn't sleep, well , then he'd page "Doc," who would likely be in the midst of treating "Sneezy."

Which brings up another unfortunate side effect of needing sleep: cures for insomnia. From that problem has grown an entire pharmaceutical sub-industry starring green butterflies and talking beavers. Not to mention the risk of yet another chemical in the marketplace that people can become dependent on.

In his "efforts" to win the presidency, perhaps Senator Fred Thompson should include his own cure for insomnia: speaking. A Thompson speech or interview is a more effective cure for insomnia than popping an Ambien, a Lunesta and a Rozerem tablet while simultaneously reading the United States Tax Code. Instead of requiring the Congressional cots for legislative all-nighters, Capitol Hill would have to roll them out for President Thompson's State of the Union addresses. I say it's a winner for Thompson. At some point he's going to have to present a reason why he's running for president.

With that, I'm kinda tired.

I think I'll stop by the pharmacy, then curl up with a giant tome of laws that unfairly favors the wealthy and take a nap.