A Great American

Our President paid tribute to Dikembe Mutombo in his SOTU last night. You know, in that part in the end where it has nothing at all to do with the state of the union, but where presidents who have run out of stuff to say stick a few guys next to their wives in the rafters to milk applause and standing ovations. Do you get a sense of how I feel about these speeches?

Anyway, naturalized citizen Mutombo was introduced as a great guy, worthy of a national standing ovation. This is the same Mutombo who has used his elbows to put more basketball players on the injured list than anyone in NBA history.

This is the guy W and Karl Rove idolize. Throw an elbow, break a nose, open a hospital. It all goes together. Land of the free throw, home of the Buffalo Braves.