By Susan

I’ve often thought that presidents should have a person whose job it is to shoot down stupid ideas before they can play out and become giant publicity fiascos. Headline News this morning did a run down of the top five gaffs Obama has committed in his first 100 days. They are as follows: being involved in the goofy delivery of the oath, allowing his children to interrupt his wife, bumping his head on the roof of his aircraft, messing up the teleprompting and stepping on his wife’s dress.

Number One may now be Monday’s Defense Department photo shoot fly by of the Statue of Liberty. Oddly people on their way to work in lower Manhatten were panicked at the site of a 747 and an F-16 circling the statue. Apparently it brought back memories of 9-11. I imagine the briefing where this idea came up: much head nodding and enthusiasm. “Yes, photos of Airforce 1 and the New York City skyline, what could be better?” Here’s where I imagine the Secretary of Dumb to weigh in. “Stop, think what you’re saying. Big planes, New York City, people on their way to work. Ring any bells?”

That obviously didn’t happen but fortunately for the unsuspecting residents of D.C. their fly by didn’t.

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