It's Not Because He's Black, It's Because He Doesn't Wear a Jacket

A big, honkn' fuss has been made lately over Andy Card's call for a "dress code of honor." I guess he's moonlighting as a writer for Wheel of Fortune's "Before & After" category. You know, like "Grand Old Party Like a Rock Star."

The Huffington Post responded by digging up a picture of Bush in the Oval, sans jacket. Sure, like that's the real argument here. (My colleague, David Knowles, is exempt from this criticism, as he was just providing our page with relevant content.) They went on to produce a slide show of a mess of other presidents in similarly casual Ovarian attire.

The left does this a lot, engaging a ridiculous argument with pointless proof. For example, the notion that the Iraq War was the result of faulty intelligence. True or not, the real problem with the Iraq War was that even on its face, there was no case for war. By looking for faulty intelligence, you legitimize the prima facie argument of pre-emptive war.

The real story here is that Card is a jackass. End of story. Obama is the President, he gets to wear a prom dress in the Oval if he wants to, and as long as he does a good job, I'll pin his corsage on him.

Still, the left doesn't have a corner on being baited into stupid arguments. Just check out the comments section of this story.

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