A lighter note from an otherwise heavy Morning Jolt . . .

School Team Nickname: The Fightin’ Equivocators
I’m sure many readers will see this and groan: “Barack Obama Elementary School opens its doors in Upper Marlboro, Md., for the first time Monday. The school is being touted as being an environmentally friendly ‘green’ school. There have been other schools named after President Obama in the country, but this will be a first in his own backyard in the D.C. region.”
Metaphor alert: “School officials are hopeful that this year’s opening will be free of the scheduling problems that plagued the first day of school last year. Last fall, thousands of students were late to class because of a computer glitch that made a mess of class schedules.”
So, let me get this straight . . . there are disturbing signs that Barack Obama Elementary School isn’t prepared for the task before it and doesn’t like to get wrapped up in the details, even when they’re important. Perhaps there’s been a bit too much focus on the school’s image and glamour and not enough attention on the basics of their duties.
Look at the bright side, I’m sure the janitorial closet is named after Joe Biden. On Friday night, the school’s football team is scheduled to take on the Straw Men . . .
I can’t begrudge a community that was probably thrilled about the election of Obama naming a school after him, but it’s probably wiser policy to wait until a lawmaker leaves office before naming something after him. I hope no poor Illinois teens have to admit they attend Rod Blagojevich High School.