John Kerry's Dream Comes True

Loyal reader RB sees the standards in our world falling apart with this news...

Before visiting the White House, Kate Darmody carefully planned her outfit. She bought a sundress from Ann Taylor. She put on a strand of white pearls.

And then she slipped on flip-flops to meet the president. So did about half of her teammates from the national championship Northwestern University women's lacrosse team, invited to the White House last Tuesday after a 21-0 season.

She didn't think twice about the footwear until she got an e-mail - in all capital letters -from her brother.

"YOU WORE FLIP-FLOPS TO THE WHITE HOUSE????!!!!" he wrote after checking out the picture on the team's website.

Aly Josephs' mother had the same reaction after seeing her daughter in the front row of the photo - the fifth person away from the president - wearing brown suede flip-flops with a skirt, sleeveless top and matching beaded jewelry.

"Don't even ask me about the flip-flops," her mother said when a reporter questioned her about the picture. "As somebody who is 52 years old, it mortified me. I don't go out of the house without pantyhose on."

Democrats should be happy -- we finally have a flip-flop in the White House.

Jokes aside, there is something somewhat disconcerting about it all -- personally, I have a little more pride in myself and would want to wear a shirt and tie to see the President, instead of a polo shirt and some sneakers. To each his own, however. With that being said, these young ladies are in for a rude awakeneing when they hit the working world... unless they're good looking, in which case they can get away with anything.

And by the way... where do you find brown suede flip-flops?