Oh, Please....

So the Northwestern University women's lacrosse team gets to go the White House and meet the President. Once and a life-time opportunity for playing lacrosse. I'm in the wrong profession.

Anyway, a couple of the girls decide their dresses match flip-flops, since that's the style, and they are more comfortable than pumps so they wear their flip-flops to the meet President Bush. This is what happened next according to USAToday:

A front-page story in the Chicago Tribune included the headline "YOU WORE FLIP-FLOPS TO THE WHITE HOUSE?!" inspired by an e-mail sent to player Kate Darmody from her older brother after he saw the photo on the team's Web site.

Family members of other players expressed similar dismay, insisting the summer footwear staple was too casual for a visit with the president.

umm...since when did the dress code at the White House reach the level of WalMart's "shirt and shoes required" policy? Is it not a given that people will come presentable and fashionable? Or is western civilization no longer able to dress itself appropriately due to fear that a barefoot and pregnant Britney Spears will walk through the White House in one of her "please-don't-let-every-American-pregnant-female-look-like-that moo-moo's?"

Here's a couple of bones for USAToday, critics of a LACROSSE TEAM, and others to feed on: William Rehnquist won't retire despite his ailments...feed on him; Matt Cooper is accusing Karl Rove of leaking information that was already leaked...feed on him; Alabama Governor Bob Riley only does something about the state's pitiful stance on child sex offenders...FEED ON HIM!

Bottom line: more important things are in current events, today, that are not as trivial as a pair of $5 flip-flops.