Obama’s Indulgent Wagyu Steak
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on January 29, 2009
By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone
Ah, is that Marie Antoinette snickering from her grave?
Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin reported in her blog today the latest in the new administration’s display of conspicuous consumption… rather than Queen Marie’s clueless “Let them eat cake” proclamation, we now have Obama and Congress singing, “Let us indulge and eat grossly expensive steaks while America suffers!”
And why, pray tell, does wagyu steak cost so much? We queried Wikipedia on the matter: “Wagyu refers to several breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat. The meat from wagyu cattle is known worldwide for its marbling characteristics, increased eating quality through a naturally enhanced flavor, tenderness and juiciness, and thus a high market value.”
Of course, silly us.
By the way, in case you were wondering, kobe beef is from the black Tajima-ushi breed of wagyu cattle. May the “good” times roll – the first of many for our self-serving Washington electeds during the next four years, we’re sure. Goody.
No frugality to date from this administration… a 180-degree turn instead. So glad the recession isn’t impacting Barack’s exuberant appetite for the good life. Or for staying warm; reported by the media, since it is so cold now in Washington, DC, our president is cranking up the thermostat in the Oval Office. It’s up so high that no one can wear a jacket in there without sweating profusely. One member of his staff observed that “you could grow orchids in there.” Hmm… doesn’t this fly in the face of the very sacrifice we were told by the president prior to his election that we would all have to shoulder? Well, glad he’s warm and well-fed… can’t have him be uncomfortable during our nation’s uncomfortable times.
For more political observations from the wicked-smart, brilliant mind of Michelle Malkin, her blog/website is at click here to go to her website. Her take on the White House’s wagyu steak-and-cocktail fest is below:
Obama celebrates spending binge with cocktails and wagyu steak
By Michelle Malkin • January 29, 2009 06:28 AM
Can the Obama administration be anymore tone deaf? After pushing his $1.1 trillion Generational Theft Act of 2009 through the House last night, the White House apparently decided to throw itself a swank cocktail party. According to ABC’s Jake Tapper, the menu included alcoholic beverages (vodka martinis are an Obama favorite, reportedly) and wagyu steak.
Yeah, “wagyu steak.” $100 per serving delicacy. I had to look it up, too.
On the heels of the most expensive inaugural celebration in American history and passage of a trillion-dollar spending binge that will saddle future generations with unprecedented debt, perhaps President Obama might consider cutting back on such indulgences.
Or is the White House exempt from “shared sacrifice,” Mr. President?
“New era of responsibility?”
Not so much.
Worthwhile reading:
The Jorge Zone: Ladies and Gentlemen… Joe Biden!
Jim Blazsik: My Bipartisan Stimulus, by Rush Limbaugh (originally published in the Wall Street Journal)
BitsBlog: Nightly Ramble: Questions Nobody Asks
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