Sound Politics Public Blog: Who wears the pants in the family?

March 28, 2009

Who wears the pants in the family?

From none other than The New York Times.

When President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. meet for their standing Friday lunch engagement, Mr. Obama always picks the cuisine -- a subtle break from previous administrations in which the president and the vice president typically ordered off a menu, and a reminder, if any was needed, about who is in charge. "The dietary bar is set by the president," said Ron Klain, Mr. Biden's chief of staff.

It really makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time. What a controlling jerk.

So if Barry Obama wants Thai, everybody has to eat Thai.

The white house has a chef. He has nothing better to do than cook whatever the President and his guests want. Would it really be so bad if Joe had a pork chop sandwich while BO was having macrobiotic rice? Heck, if they are meeting once a week, why can't Joe phone in his order in advance? It's like taking the kids to a food court at the mall and demanding that everybody eat exactly what you are having.

And yet this is symptomatic of a wider attitude among progressives. They want to tell us what to eat (transfat ban), what to drive (black cars may be getting banned in CA because people might run their auto air conditioners), how long or hard of a shower we can take (I ripped the damn lowflow blockage right out of my showerhead).

We should all be very, very concerned about an administration that is so driven to tell us what to think and how to act in our daily lives. It is going to get much worse before it gets better.

Hairy

Posted by HairyBuddah at March 28, 2009 10:22 PM | Email This

Comments

1. This has to be the funniest parody of a post ever. Thanks for the laugh! :)

Posted by: demo kid on March 29, 2009 08:46 AM

2. Dumbo, your lame response has to be the funniest fart ever. Thanks for the laugh ;)

Please note: only a true fringe-leftist moron would find HB's post "funny."

Posted by: Hinton on March 29, 2009 11:27 AM

3. It says one thing about Obama as you observed in the post. But the, it also tells something else about what a spineless moron Biden is, when he has to eat what the president orders him to eat. This is truly bizzarre and *ahem* scary.

Posted by: DopioLover on March 29, 2009 02:20 PM

4. Whenever some Obamaniac goes over the top in praise for Obama, as they are wont to do, simply remind them of his choice of Joe Biden as VP. It's kind of like pulling open the curtain on the Wizard of OZ.

Posted by: travis t on March 30, 2009 12:28 PM

5. Biden is Obama's life insurance policy.

Posted by: pete on March 30, 2009 02:46 PM

6. At my house when I have you over for lunch - you eat what I serve.

Posted by: BA on March 31, 2009 01:19 PM

7. When I have guests over I ask if they are OK with what I am planning to serve. When I order in for my employees I make sure nobody dislikes the restaurant/cuisine, and let them pick from the menu. If I had a chef I would let them eat any damn thing they wanted.

Make's me glad I am not your friend nor your employee.

Are you really that desperate that you would say anything to defend your messiah, or you just a giant sphincter to your "friends"?

Hairy

Posted by: Hairy Buddah on March 31, 2009 09:50 PM

8. Is it only carbon copy ? Already saw the for all that info on this area

Watch

Posted by: advedopomyday on April 1, 2009 04:13 PM

9. HB, this is really an important topic.

Thanks for focusing on it. Too many others are distracted by other things going on in the world that are way less important than this.

Posted by: BA on April 2, 2009 03:10 PM

10. Burns, don't BA.

Of course by your "logic" newspapers should only have one story each day. After all we can only focus on what is MOST important.

Ya know, it reminds me of a scene from the Untouchables. Kevin Costner (Ness) was standing on a bridge, dejected after a defeat. Sean Connery as the old wise police sergeant came by and started checking him out. Costner was irritated and asked "Don't you have anything better to do?" Connery said "Yes, but I'm not doing it right now."

Of course by your standards, you appear to "think" policemen should only enforce the "important" laws.

Sure, what BO and crazy Joe have for lunch is not terribly important in and of itself. But it was funny as hell. And it was a great indicator of both the shallowness and arrogance of Barry O. As well as a metaphor for the greater progressive agenda. Which is a matter of slightly greater import.

And really, you make a really obviously dumb argument, get called on it, and the best you come up with was - "well, it didn't matter and you are poopy"?

Hairy

Posted by: Hairy Buddah on April 2, 2009 08:52 PM

11. Hairy, who are you quoting in your dribble?

But you're right in one respect - I do think that we should discriminate in how we allocate scarce resources - so, the police should focus more on murder, rape and robbery, and less on littering and jay-walking.

I guess I think some laws are more important than others. I hope the police do to.

Posted by: BA on April 3, 2009 11:46 AM