House of Saud meet the House of Cards

Why is BHO going to Saudi Arabia?

Why are Nancy and Timmy in Beijing?

Why isn’t Joe going anywhere?

What do they have in China besides lots of people and American Dollars to lend?

What do have in SArabia besides lots of sand, oil and American Dollars to lend?

What do the two places have in common?

American Dollars to lend.

Now you know why they are there.

But why now?

What could possibly motivate the "leader of the most powerful nation" to show up on the doorstep of SArabia now? Does he want to bow a bit lower this time? Is he looking to try on a robe and turban? That would be a great photo opportunity.

What’s with the beard of stopping off in Egypt?

Here’s a transcript of a recent call between the White House (WH) and the King (SA):

WH: Hey King, how about we get together and chat a bit about the price of oil and the fact that we don’t have any money?

SA: Sure, you’re always welcome here.

WH: Well, we were thinking of sending Joe or maybe you could come here.

SA: Joe who?

WH: Okay. We’ll send Nancy as soon as she gets back from Beijing. Or, maybe you could swing by in the next 48 hours because our treasury auctions are not going very well.

SA: (silence)

WH: Okay. Let me free up some schedule time. How about tomorrow?

SA: Make it next week and practice your curtseying. The bowing was a bit silly and it appeared that you may have been doing something else. And stop off in Jordan or Egypt or Somalia and make it appear that you are not so desperate. We’re getting a lot of grief around here about why we always bail you out. And don’t be bringing those silly boys (Diplomatic aside - this terminology is now the accepted label for Messrs. Geithner, Bernanke and Orszag) with you this time.

WH: Sure thing. Anything you say. See you next week. Hey, do you need a few Cadillac’s? They are going to be a lot smaller in the future so you may want some that accommodate your size. (BHO aside - "Uh oh, I probably shouldn’t have said that.") I can get you a deal.

WH: Hello... hello. What’s going on? I should probably be reading from a teleprompter from now on. Hello. (Assistant aside – “They hung up a few minutes ago.”)