Two Peas in a Pod

Does our president look worried? The gulf, a national treasure, is a growing environmental disaster with no solution to date. The economy continues to languish. New jobs are not forthcoming. Deficit and debt are spiraling out of control. North Korea sinks a South Korean ship. Iran marches confidently forward towards obtaining the final solution, nuclear weapons. Israel is growing impatient with its neighbors. Jihadists live amongst us. Osama is still breathing. Two stubborn wars continue to sap our strength and resolve. And states in the union are actively and openly defying him. Heck, even his own party from Spike Lee to James Carville to the no opportunity college graduate are turning against him.

But it's good to know he can still relax and kick back with one of his pals amidst all the problems. Sir Paul McCartney pictured above with our President was feted at a recent White House gala. (By the way how does one get the coveted "Sir" label in the UK? Answer in Wikipedia "by mucho brown nosing".) The androgynous dye-haired ex-Beatle McCartney had this to say upon receiving some meaningless award from our President, "After the last eight years, it's great to have a president who knows what a library is." An obvious attack on you know who. Excuse me, he said what in our White House....with our President flashing his pearly whites? Outrageous! Unbelievable! The interloping Salahis were better behaved in the WH than these two.

First of all, who does McCartney think he is? He's a commoner from Liverpool who got lucky with a guitar and a pretty face. He comes into our house and disrespects all of us with smug verbal recklessness. Whatever anybody thinks of W, he still deserves a certain modicum of respect, particularly, in our house. McCartney did not show that. That was totally wrong. What made his gratuitous comments even more offensive was our current President tacitly approving by offering nothing more than a toothy smile.

Mr. President, you have been in charge now almost 18 months. When are you going to lead all of us, bring us together and do something? And for you McCartney, to quote one of my alltime favorite writers, Dr. Seuss, take your sirship and "...just go. I don't care how. By foot. By cow. You can go on skates. You can go on skis. You can go in an old blue shoe. Just go, go, GO!" (And if our President doesn't start governing, you take him with you.)

PS. I always liked Mick Jagger and the Stones better anyway.