"WE'RE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LOSS OF THE BEARD"

I'm now convinced more than ever, that the new Barack Obama Presidency is going to be a hoot. It's been a long time since America has witness a normal guy running the country. He plays pick up basketball, he hugs his kids everyday, he knows what a supermarket checkout scanner is and he has a great sense of humor as evidence in this clip from YouTube. After announcing that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson would become the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Obama tried to answer a reporters question of "Why did you shave off the beard."