Chip Bok's Bokbluster

The Brits feel Obama dissed them on Gordon Brown’s recent visit. Brown put some serious thought into his gift to the Messiah; a desk penholder carved from the sister ship of the HMS Resolute. The president’s desk is made from timbers in the Resolute. Classy, no?

The president gave Brown a 25 DVD collection of American movie classics and a Popeil Pocket Fisherman. Just kidding about the pocket fisherman.

According to the Sunday Telegraph UK, a White House official said, “There’s nothing special about Britain. You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.” Later reports said the president was tired.

Mark Steyn, as usual, has an amusing take.