Thursday, June 11, 2009

Love & Happiness.

A Moment of Clarity.


"I go out walkin'/After Midnight/Out in the Moonlight/Just like we used to..."

Words.

"The fun police are patrolling Pennsylvania Avenue.

...As a taxpayer, I am most happy to contribute to domestic and international date nights. As Arthur Schlesinger noted in his diaries, the White House tends to drive its occupants nuts. So some respite from the pressure is clearly a healthy thing. Not as much respite as W. took, bicycling and vacationing through all the disasters that President Obama is now stuck fixing — spending a total of 490 days in the tumbleweed isolation of Crawford and rarely deigning to sightsee as he traveled the world.

...What a relief to have an urbane, cultivated, curious president who’s out and about, engaged in the world. Not dangerously detached, as W. was, or darkly stewing like Cheney. Not hanging with the Rat Pack like J.F.K. or getting bored and up to mischief like Bill Clinton.

...Mixing play with intense work is not only a good mental health strategy; it’s a good way to show the world that American confidence and cool — and Cary Grant romantic flair — still thrive.

Date on and tee it up, Mr. President. It’s O.K. if they’re teed off."

  • THE NEW YORK TIMES: Can The One Have Fun?
  • 1 comment:

    TeresaElectro said...

    My flatmate rode his bike next to the motorcade here in London and saw Michelle, that is before they told him to move the fuck back.