What in the world is Obama’s fascination with the hamburger spots (in Virginia at that). First, if he wants Americans to be healthier, him continuing to take folks there sends the wrong messages. Second, if he claims to care about the environment, he should be going easy on meat because industrial meat production has a huge carbon footprint, encourages deforestation, and both consumes and pollutes a lot of water. Third, he doesn’t need to prove that he is  your common man anymore. The right-wing crazies won’t be persuaded and everyone else doesn’t give a damn whether he eats hamburgers or veggies from Michelle’s organic garden (in fact, his hamburger runs undercut the very thing that Michelle is trying to do).

And finally, there are tons of great restaurants in D.C. (and, sigh, Virginia, if you must). Take Medvedev to a good Indian joint - I’ve never had solid Indian food in Russia. Or Ethiopian. Or Mexican (ok, there is no real Mexican food in D.C., so Salvadorean would have to do). But stop the burgers! That’s just about the same as Bush serving hot dogs to Sarkozy and being proud of it… . Again, Michelle for president!