Ah, the White House...

Yesterday, I wrote that Michelle wore a "mustard/yellow" outfit for the inauguration. I was wrong. Apparently, the Cuban designer of the dress has cleared the confusion among all of us as to the actual colour of the attire and called the colour "lemon grass". What an inspiration. I bet 99% of Americans have never heard of, lest, seen lemon grass.

And dear George Bush Jr tells us how he is going to spend his post-presidential days. He's going to be reading newspapers and books. A bit too late, don't ya think?

But y'know, poor Bush Jr. All he got was a 3 second thanks from Obama for "his service to the nation" and then a 20-minute thinly-veiled chastisement from Obama on how America has been mishandled - from the economy to the wars, from education and healthcare to the environment and the sciences. Obama never gave face-la.

Wonder why there wasn't a Farewell Concert for Bush Jr amidst all the merry-making? Tut,tut... somebody should have thought of organizing such a concert for the outgoing president. I would have invited the following pop stars to perform:

1 Lead Me On: Maxine Nightingale
2 Toxic: Britney Spears
3 Clumsy: Fergie
4 Take A Bow: Rihanna
5 Rehab: Amy Winehouse (Standby: Rihanna)
6 Desperado: The Eagles
7 The Hungry Years: Neil Sedaka
8 If I Never See Your Face Again: Maroon 5

As an interlude, I'd have Julian Lennon perform his father's song, "...War Is Over" on the cello. Julian is an accomplished cellist, though he is no Yo-Yo Ma. But then, Bush Jr is no Oba-Ma.

Bush Jr is also going to tell his side of the story by writing a memoir. This is after all the natural career path for US Presidents. Then the lecture circuit will begin.... followed by the setting up of a foundation or two. He should seek advice from the Clintons who have been there, done that.

I would suggest to the Clintons to try something new. What about selling the film rights of their life story to Hollywood? The female lead should be given to Emma Thompson - I always thought she and Hillary bear an uncanny resemblance.
And who but Hugh Grant should play Bill Clinton, someone who is handsome with a goofy appeal. Guaranteed to draw the crowds.

It would be great if the show is a musical. There is one scene that they must have in this movie - Hillary singing "Womaniser" to Bill, while prancing around the bedroom, like what Meryl Streep did in Mamma Mia.

Hmm... I can already form the mental images from the show. Taking the New York senatorship, she sings "I Am Woman". And towards the end, in the Presidential Inauguration, not hers, she moves around Capitol Hill, with the wind blowing against her face, singing "The Winner Takes It All".