It's what's for dinner
The BBC reported yesterday on President Obama’s comments that Wall Street bankers’ multi-million dollar bonuses were “the height of irresponsibility.” The President went on to say,
“It is shameful, and part of what we are going to need is for the folks on Wall Street… to show some restraint and show some discipline and show some sense of responsibility. The American people understand that we have got a big hole we have got to dig ourselves out of but they don’t like the idea that people are digging a bigger hole.”
“Small Change” Obama also took the politically risky step (?) of suggesting to nearly defunct Citibank execs that a new company jet might not be a wise decision, considering the $45 billion bailout last fall. It’s good to see Obama taking a stand on needless government spending. It’s significant that he draw a clear line in the sand and communicate to the American people that we’re all in this together. The great organizer wants to let us know that whether you live in the White House or an outhouse, we’re all going to tighten our belts and get through this.
In other news, King Barry is hosting a dinner at his place tonight for 24 congressional big wigs. On the menu Wagyu steak hors d’ouvres. What’s so special about Wagyu beef, you may ask? Well, I’ll let Lobels tell you.
Wagyu is a breed of cattle naturally predisposed to produce beef that is densely marbled. In fact, Wagyu beef surpasses USDA marbling standards for prime-grade beef. Often referred to as the “foie gras of beef,” Wagyu has an exquisitely tender texture and incomparable, luxurious taste.
So it’s good beef. I’ll bet that’s expensive. What do you think, $25 or $30 per pound? I mean these guys are Congressmen right? Even though the President Obama has repeatedly told this country that we are in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and he repeatedly calls for all of us to tighten up our belts, there’s no sense in not splurging on the real deal, rigth? I understand. That’s why Lobel’s goes on to say,
Expect to pay $100-150 per pound for the best-quality Wagyu. If you see it for $29.95 per pound … remember, you get what you pay for.
Holy Sirloin! $150 per pound (my bet is that if he’s serving the stuff, he’s not buying the “cheapie” Wagyu)! He lectures execs on their spending and calls for discipline while he’s on the line ordering $150 steaks?
I understand this isn’t a multi-million dollar bonus or a new corporate jet, but I also know King Barry justred rammed through a nearly $900 billion dollar “stimulus” package that didn’t even get unanimous support from his own party AND he lectured business men on “restraint & responsibility.” Like the $50 beef wouldn’t be good enough. Barry talks like you and I and claims to know our struggles and wants to fight for us, and then he has a dinner party with $150/lb hors d’ouvres.
I honestly don’t have a problem with the President buying nicer things that me. His life is way more difficult than mine and he deserves nice things. What I do resent is pomposity and double-speak. So far I’ve seen nothing but both. This President who was elected on a campaign of “change,” has appointed nothing but Democratic insiders and crooks (Hillary & Geithner, to name one of each). His condescention and arrogant, “I won,” line with Republican leaders turn my stomach. The fact that he took time out of his day to comment on Rush Limbaugh is ridiculous (btw, if Rush is so bad for the party, why isn’t he urging people to listen, thereby sealing their eternal doom?). If the nation is really on the verge of depression, and the daily reports on how bad it is are true (his way of lowering the standards he set earlier so he’s not accountable) then either don’t import ridiculously expensive beef from Japan, or don’t lecture me on my civic duty to sacrifice.
UPDATE: The Obama hypocrisy continues to grow. Ed Morrissey at HotAir reports how the New York times fails to call King Barry in his two-facedness. He calls us to conserve energy and diminish our carbon footprint while he heats the White House to near sauna levels. Again, it’s only disgusting to crank it up when you’re telling everyone else to cut theirs off.
