As in rhymes with Sambo?

I am surprised and disappointed in Garrison. Coming from a state where they elected Al Franklin (or did they) into office, and have had the great Jesse Ventura as statesman too, I would think that he'd be a little shy to take pot shots at Obama before inauguration. Or is just that it really doesn't matter who is in office.

Sorry no Norwegian bachelor farmers in Washington this time.

Minnesota is also the home of one Norm Coleman. While Senator-elect Franken has bestowed nothing but honor upon the Land Of 10,000 Lakes, having gone to New York City, become a grand success, and returned home to be one of Minnesota's most celebrated citzens (along with Mr. Keillor, of course), former Senator Coleman continues to bring discredit to the state he claims to represent with his ridiculous, unnecessary, and fruitless lawsuit. At least Jesse Ventura, in his own way, occasionally took his duties as governor seriously. That is, when he wasn't refereeing professional wrestling matches or otherwise making a spectacle of himself.

What did Obama do to deserve this kind of derision from Mr. Keillor? I'm disappointed too.

I was also a little nonplussed at the Mr. Mambo tag. What's up with that, Garrison? And what about "comeuppance"? "Chopfallen"? It almost sounds as though you are passing judgement on Obama before he actually has the chance to do anything. And that doesn't seem like you.

The last half of this piece exceeds my powers of comprehension.

The mambo is a glorious afro-carribean dance and an anagram of Obama. And these are, after all, politicians under discussion.

Get a life. A real one.

The snide comments about "Mambo" and the soon to be "comeuppance" of Obama's staff are pretty snotty and hateful.

We will go on, true..but it might not be with you either, Garrison, if you keep this tone of writing up. American voters got smart for once in the last 8 years and elected someone with brains instead of money.

I always thought you were a liberal-this piece doesn't do much for your image, and I think you'd better take a break for a while..your white bias is showing all over the place.

Anagram or not, Mister Mambo is a bit much for me. The whole column was a strange one, and not a particularly pleasant read.

Excuse me, but mambo isn't quite an anagram of Obama. The first has two "m"s and one "a". The second has two"a"s and one "m". And even if it were a proper anagram, would that make the use of "Mister Mambo" sound any less disrespectful?

Yeah, I thought the MAMBO thing was a little odd, but I let it pass to listen to the rest of what Garrison had to say.

Don't be so petty. Listen, I'm a 71 year old white American male, hetero converted to homo by the sheer pleasure of the experience, and I was for Obama for President before he even announced it in Springfield on that winter day oh so long ago. I talked him up, and voted for him, and I've got high hopes for him once he has the job in 2 weeks.

As to the pissing in the bushes, I've had to do that a couple of times myself. You know, as you get older, your bodily functions start to shift and you get caught out, sometimes...

But you mean well, nonetheless. And you still have something to say.

May the Great Spirits of Peace, Prosperity, Liberty and Love swoop down on us

to bless us all.

Out with the old, in with the new!

well, by gosh, you are a poet, Mr. Keillor. I was moved, still am, will be back.

One cannot help but notice the change in Keillor's tone and content lately. Public fornication, semi-public urination, and other juvenile swabs into scatology abound in his recent offerings. Too bad, because a little of this smears a long way. Also, veering into poo-poo and pee-pee really detracts from a pretty funny commentary on the generally oblivious state our "Current Occupant". If our columnist were drawing a comparison to former President Carter's brother Billy, I could more easily understand wandering the side-road to whizville.

Doesn't Keillor remember his own wonderful celebration of America being cool again after Obama's election? Are we now suddenly uncool again, and so soon?

Perhaps this may seem a shocking suggestion, but I put it to those assembled that Keillor either needs to be gently edited, or he needs to step away from his column for a period of time before hitting the send button, then editing himself upon reflection.

Mr. Keillor. And purty words don't wrinkle.

It looks as though writers, like athletes, lose "half a step" as their careers dwindle down.

Perhaps Mr. Keillor, like the idiot cowboy, should find a "mansionette" and ride off into the sunset. At least Bush seems a lot happier.

Poor Garrison.

Bush and Obama were not placed on ths earth just to please you.

It's a fool's game to invest your happiness with people who at best barely know you exist. Is this a Lutheran thing?

And with FISA... There's the rub.

We are moving from hope/change to, hope/chance: Sure, there is a CHANCE that he means well, and that gives us some chance for change. If Mister Mambo actually changes things, I am sure Garrison will apologize for the doubt in this column.

Well, I didn't find the poem childish, despite the subject. I also think Keillor meant no great disrespect to the President Elect, who will, like all mortals, stumble and fall occasionally. Right now he's doing a merry dance trying to please everyone, which was what I assumed was the reason for the nickname. I could be mistaken.

I am sure that Keillor meant no disrespect with the Mambo bit, but is merely expressing disappointment at most of Obama's cabinet picks. Stop being so sensitive. Obama campaigned on the theme of "Change". Then when elected, he picks a bunch of Clinton retreads. That isn't the change people voted for. We didn't want a third term for Bush, or for Clinton either.