Paging Mr. Blackwell.  Paging Mr. Blackwell. 

Late last month, signs were posted at the White House advising that there would be "no jeans, sneakers, shorts, miniskirts, T-shirts, tank tops and — with bold-face added — "NO FLIP FLOPS" allowed at the White House.  Apparently these new rules extend to all who enter the White House, including your run-of-the-mill average tourist. 

"As you know, this administration has a strong record against flip-flops," said White House spokeswoman Emily Lawrimore.

This is all they have to worry about?  No jeans or sneakers? 

The White House notes that discounts are given to those wearing "brown shirts and jack boots.  (ok, I made that part up).

Yesterday Karl Rove, making an appearance on Rush Limbaugh's show said Bush's critics are  “sort of elite, effete snobs who can’t hold a candle to this guy. What they don’t like about him is that he is common sense, that he is Middle America."

Oh Yeah, Middle America.  The people that take vacations wearing 3 piece suits and wingtips. 

I wonder if they are going to let Rudy Guiliani in the White House wearing that dress?