I guess I agree, tho it is hard to choose. John knows words well. And he puts together thoughts so wonderfully that his essays read a bit like poetry. Of course, it helps that so many of us agree with what he has to say....but that does not diminish his skill, only makes it that much more pleasurable to read!
It was a feature on the President's dogs. Even the cat was brought down for a looksee. It showed Spot and Barney and their activities with our President during the day.
It showed our President thowing a basketball out on the south lawn for Barney to push around and with tennis racket in hand, the President would hit balls for Spot to chase around on the huge lawn. It showed them all playing together-a typical afternoon break for our President (who was in a suit) before he retires to the upstairs abode for the evening. It showed many greetings between the pets and the Bushes after short separations, and it showed such love between the animals and the Bushes.
I did not know that Barney and the cat actually sleep with the Bushes, charming, and that Spot sleeps in a chair nearby at night. Not that anyone would care about this...but to those of us who love our pets, a warm tidbit of info, for sure.
The piece seemed to charm Gumbel at the end (I know-who cares!), which tells me that liberal creep at least has a heart.