Midknight Review -- new and revised: Saluting the military guards by a President is not manditory, but neither is being rude to those who stand under your command.

Saluting the military guards by a President is not manditory, but neither is being rude to those who stand under your command.

<<< Coffee, tea or me. Which is it? Since it is Obama, I am going with "me."

Brian Beutler / The New Republic:

Presidents Shouldn't Feel Obligated to Salute the Military — The dumb thing in the news today is that President Obama saluted a marine on Tuesday while holding a cup of coffee. It was probably filled with tea, because Obama doesn't drink much coffee, but conservatives are calling it a latte …

Editor's notes: President Reagan started the practice of saluting his military accompaniment. His reason? Since he was their Commander and Chief, it seemed important to return the salute of those under his command. Such is required by military command. But Obama was too busy being cool (the sun classes) and thinking about his next golf outing, to be respectful. But we have come to expect this kind of childish crap from the Commander. Case closed.

2 comments:

AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 7:44 AM
better example...
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/140923195649-george-bush-salute-dog-story-body.jpg

or

http://images.sodahead.com/profiles/0/0/2/1/5/9/1/0/5/bush-salute-50820619861.jpeg
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