"I feel sorry about how some people interpret our giant pink playground, " Mr. Rahofer said in response to Ms. Burmester's column.

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But I plan to feel sorry for myself for about 36 hours and then go off and find another job.

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And so rather than feel sorry for these men of power, I wondered whether there was something about them which makes the office of the presidency such an easy target for ridicule.

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I'm sorry about the loss of Saturdays, which may make me feel a little more isolated on weekends at my hilltop house.

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