The American Embarrasment

As an American, I am embarrassed. You should be too. Allow me to explain.
To start out, lets put one thing straight: elected officials are representatives of the people. They represent us, our ideals, our values, and should do what we want them to do. That having been said, some of the things many of the elected officials that are representing us are doing are so embarrassing, it makes me wonder what we were thinking when we elected them.

Tony Blair, prime minister of the United Kingdom, following the 9/11 attacks, sent a bust of Sir Winston Churchill for the President. This bust has since been displayed in the Oval Office, until shortly before the inauguration of our current president, Barack Obama. After being asked if he wanted to keep it during his term in office, our president said, "Thanks, but no thanks." It was returned to UK officials. One might think that it would be just fine for the president to be allowed to change the decor of his home, but there are many people from the UK that are offended at the action. The bust was a symbol of our transatlantic friendship. And of course, if it were me, I would totally insult our allies by returning a gift.

I request that we, as Americans, apologize to the UK officials for our presidents political faux pas. I suggest writing a short note saying that we, as Americans, still consider the UK to be our good friends, and that we want to continue that good friendship. The address of the American UK embassy:

Consular Section
19 Observatory Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20008


Another example. The following excerpt is from ABC news:

Towards the end of his approximately 40-minute appearance (on the Jay Leno show), the president talked about how he's gotten better at bowling and has been practicing in the White House bowling alley.

He bowled a 129, the president said.

"That's very good, Mr. President," Leno said sarcastically.

It's "like the Special Olympics or something," the president said.

Yes, Mr. Obama. Go ahead and make fun of those autistic kids. I am ashamed of the fact that he actually has the gall to insult people that try to make a difference in their lives in spite of mental disabilities or physical handicaps. Bravo, Mr. President. Bravo.

As a side not, his score of 129 would not have won anything.

I know this post was all over the place. Hopefully, as time goes on, I will become more eloquent. In the mean time, thank you for your time.

A.