Read Any Good Books Lately?

The NYT suggests (with equal-opportunity snark) that, if asked, the candidates for President should tell reporters that they've read these classics from Science Fiction. For example:

MIKE HUCKABEE
Former governor of Arkansas

Should tell reporters he’s read “By His Bootstraps,” by Robert A.
Heinlein: A hard-working man learns he will one day ascend to a position of
great power if he can just trick history into repeating itself.

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Senator from New York

Should tell reporters she’s read “Dune,” by Frank Herbert: Left adrift
to wander in a desert wasteland, the scion of a deposed dynasty retakes the
family’s lost throne in thrilling and violent fashion.

DENNIS KUCINICH
Congressman from Ohio

Might also consider reading “The Running Man,” by Richard Bachman: A
desperate participant in a brutal TV contest appears to be the only person who
doesn’t realize there’s no way he can win it.

FRED THOMPSON
Former senator from Tennessee

Should tell reporters he’s read “Oryx and Crake,” by Margaret
Atwood: After rousing from a lengthy slumber, a mysterious hermit emerges
from his cave to pass on his religious and moral teachings to his circle of
subhuman followers.