In the soaring atmospherics of my keen preparation of Grumpy Abe, I have only occasionally slipped out of the noose of commenting on the darkest side of politics. So when I happened to see President Obama in a tan suit instead of funereal black, I gave it no more attention than any tan suit should have, even one worn by the leader of the free world..
Little did i know at that critical moment that it would become the biggest sartorial story of our day that would surpass the wardrobe malfunctions of Biblical proportions that exposed nipples to TV audiences.
There were reports of an explosion of twitters around the world that even created a "suitgate" (not my word!) for anybody who needed one more thing to blame on the president. It was a modern reversal of Hans Christian Andersen's wonderful tale of the Emperor's New Clothes - actually skin colored and not tan.
One of the leading critics of Obama's attire was Rep. Peter King, the New York Republican who can always find something to bitch about.
He was outraged that Obama wore a light summer suit to talk about the economy and the revision of the second quarter numbers when there are so many weightier matters on his plate. In the scheme of talking points, King downgraded the economy as though it were a trivial pursuit. You get that way when you are a well-fed, well-paid congressman from a safe district. Shouldn't these guys simply enjoy their ample public troughs and shut up?
Tan suit or black suit or no suit or Reagan's plaid sport jacket or LBJ's "Open Road Stetson" or George W. Bush playing cowboy. Congressman, the person who is out of work has only one concern: a paycheck to get the family through the day. Why don't you know that?
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