Attaway to Coattail, Herb!

Christmas came late to my house, with the arrival of a calendar from Herb J. Wesson, Jr., councilmember of my home district, number 10. The calendar is titled, President Barack Obama Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr.. Despite a distinct height differential, the two make a snuggly-pair as evidenced in the cover image (left). Councilmember Wesson is angling for re-election, and the message couldn't be clearer: if you like Barack (and with a 68% approval rating, there's a gambler's chance you do), you'll like me--we're BFF.

Mr. Wesson's a pretty good concilperson really, and his staff's hard-working with deep ties to the district. He's a heckuva a lot better than his short-lived predecessor, disgraced labor shill, Martin Ludlow.

But back to the calendar, which fully exploits now-president Obama's sole visit to the district nearly two years ago. President Obama is pictured with councilmember Wesson, cops, councilmember Wesson and city council colleagues, in a crowd, with councilmember Wesson's wife, in a crowd with councilmember Wesson, and with councilmember Wesson.

My favorite captions read: 'Councilmember Wesson and Senator Obama discuss the need to bring more federal resources to the City of Los Angeles', and 'The Senator took time to autograph several of his books for our constituents. Did you notice that, like Councilmember Wesson, our new President is a "southpaw?'

Rumors are, councilmember Ed Reyes is preparing a dayplanner wherein his image is married to those of Felipe Calderon. Nah!