The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
The Ex-Terminator
“Schwarzenegger Team Mulls Elimination of Healthy Families”–headline, CaliforniaHealthline.org, May 22
‘I Won’
“President Obama enjoys his new Steelers jersey after making children cry,” reads one of the great photo captions of all time, on the Web site of Washington’s WRC-TV. Here’s the story:
Thursday was supposed to be the highlight of the year for more than 100 kindergarteners from Stafford County, Va. They got up early and took a chartered bus to the White House for a school field trip. But when they arrived, all the 5-year-olds got was a lesson in disappointment.
The buses from Conway Elementary arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue a little later than planned, and they were locked out. . . .
Parents say they were just 10 minutes late for their scheduled tour. School officials say White House staff said they needed to get ready for the president’s event with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, so they couldn’t come in. . . .
“The person who headed this White House trip up came out and said, ‘I’m sorry, the White House tour’s off.’ There were a lot of crying kids,” parent Barbara Stine said.
Yeah, well, let this be a lesson to the kids. When they have a Super Bowl ring, they can come back and meet with the president. If you think that’s too harsh, consider this: The Arizona Cardinals didn’t get to visit President Obama, and they’re the NFC champions!
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