QUICK!

Oh no! The president has been kidnapped by ALIENS! They are holding him hostage and they will only let him go when you tell them which is the best place to get pizza in Minneapolis: Pizza Lucé or Punch Pizza!

And you have to answer! THE PRESIDENT'S LIFE IS AT STAKE!

What I Saw On TV Today

I was watching MSNBC and they were doing a teaser for a story coming after the commercial break, going on and on about the dress Michelle Obama was wearing for the inaugural ball. They were all, "Oh, is she the new fashion leader? Move over Paris and Milan!" For about two whole minutes! They also managed to suggest that the Obama children were also fashion leaders (?). Then, without any segue or other transition, they went to commercial by saying "This is MSNBC, the place for politics."

America's First Black Family

You know, this day isn't really that special or historical. Sure, we elected a black president and now he's all official, but whatever. I mean, you heard what Karl Rove said on Election Night, right? That this isn't that significant because we already had a First Black Family, like, twenty years ago:



Yeah, I guess somehow I see today as a little different from a television show.

Gaza: Where is Obama?

As you are likely aware, Israel has now sent ground forces into Gaza to weed out the terrorists. I will spare you a history and military strategy lecture and stick to my point: the response from the United States. More specifically: who is talking and who is not.

According to the BBC, Still-President Bush has said, in a White House statement,

Hamas has held the people of Gaza hostage ever since their illegal coup against the forces of (Palestinian) President Mahmoud Abbas

Not untrue, but it glosses over (ignores) what Israel is carelessly doing to thousands of innocent civilians. This is expected.

And, also according to the BBC, President-Elect Obama's spokesperson has said:

The president-elect is closely monitoring global events, including the situation in Gaza.

This is all I can find from the President-Elect. There is nothing to be found on either BarackObama.com or Change.gov. The New York Times and Washington Post pieces are both devoid of Obama comment.

This begs a serious question: where is the President-Elect? Obama hasn't exactly been invisible since Election Day. Why is he ducking this issue? For all his talk on international leadership he's being awfully silent at a time when American leadership is as important as ever. I understand he's not the president yet, but sheesh! No comment at all? No generic condemnation of acts of violence on either side? Not to warn Israel to keep civilians safe? It doesn't even have to be differnet from the official White House statement. I just want to hear something.