Mr. President, Beer Me!

Nobama is having beers with hotheaded Sergeant Crowley and oversensitive Professor Gates at the White House. You know, after he made a mountain of a mole hill by sticking his foot in his mouth. And not even a good beer. A Bud, for Chrissake. And not even an American beer, the presumable intended display of patriotism. Budweiser is the latest acquisition of InBev, the European beer giant that owns Hoegaarden and Leffe. Oh, how much more respect I'd have for the prez if he were to pop open a Leffe dark, setting a much-needed example for the rest of the country. And Gates, who reportedly doesn't even like beer, has ordered a Red Stripe. Seriously? A Jamaican lager? Is he making a statement? In the words of our State Departmant after a post-01/22/09 Israeli political action, "This is NOT helpful. " At least Crowley had the wisdom, this time around, to ask for a Blue Moon. It might be a mass-produced craft brew, but it's a start. Hopefully "race relations" can take a cue.