Earlier this week, our Maximum Leader phoned Robert L. Bartley, editor emeritus of the
Wall Street Journal editorial page, to congratulate him on winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom. We hadn’t meant to
overlook such an august honor for a far-right ideologue, but on the day the award was
announced we were tied up with the fury of the cosmos and Studs Terkel.
Not to worry: The Washington Times more than picked up the
slack, as did the Boston Globe.
Even Pravda chatters had some interesting things to
say.
In keeping with the spirit of the giver and the receiver of the award, may we make a belated
suggestion? How about presenting Bartley with a spiked helmet to accompany the medal? He
could wear both for formal occasions. The 1860
model would do nicely. Its imperial motto, “With God For King And
Fatherland,” is stamped in brass.
