Some folks are perhaps a little surprised – and embarrassed, and hopefully even revolted – that the White House invited in Gabon’s head kleptocrat and strongman “President” Ali Bongo* in for tea. Yeah, well, welcome to the world, folks, which is full of people who we find apparently just a little too problematical to shoot or imprison on sight. We had distressing people smiling for the White House cameras in the last administration, and the administration before that, and every administration since they invented the camera; and we’ll have them smiling for the White House cameras after the current inhabitant has retired (in high dudgeon, with any luck) back to Illinois. It’s that, or declare that the President of the United States of America is also the High King/Queen of Earth, with the right of High, Middle, and Low justice among his/her subjects. Which I don’t think will fly. Continue reading #rsrh Nothing Special watch, 06/101/2011.