Mark Steyn is a Hoot and He's not even a Big Bird

I always enjoy listening to Mark Steyn on the radio, but he's just as entertaining in print. This paragraph from a recent article made me laugh:

The United States is the first nation in history whose democracy has evolved to the point where its leader is provided with a wide-body transatlantic jet in order to campaign on the vital issue of public funding for sock puppets. Sure, Caligula put his horse in the Senate, but it was a real horse. At Ohio State University, the rapper will.i.am introduced the President by playing the Sesame Street theme tune, which, oddly enough, seems more apt presidential walk-on music for the Obama era than "Hail To The Chief." 

Read the rest of the article here.