Or should I say OMAllah? Because look at this:

President Barack Obama will host a dinner at the White House this evening celebrating Ramadan, the final month of the Muslim lunar calendar in which observants fast from dawn until sunset each day.

Obama, who is Christian, has attempted to recognize the contributions of all religions with personal gestures such as the dinners – he also traveled to Cairo in June to address the Muslim world with an appeal for understanding.

See that? Right there in black and boldface! It's all Muslim all the time with this guy, who is known to be probably a Muslim. I find this noteworthy. Anyone else find this noteworthy?

[The event is a] noteworthy update to President Obama's light schedule this week, considering the rumors about his religion that lingered throughout the 2008 campaign.

Muslim rumors, you mean — noted! Noted also, if you dig through the internet for information about this Muslim holiday and the White House, you find some equally noteworthy presidential comments, like this:

Ramadan commemorates the revelation of the Qur'an to Muhammed. By teaching the importance of compassion, justice, mercy, and peace, the Qur'an has guided many millions of believers across the centuries.

Americans who practice the Islamic faith enrich our society and help our Nation build a better future.

Laura joins me in sending our best wishes.

Verrrrry suspicious, indeed. "Laura" must be Michelle Obama's secret Muslim name.

We obviously have no idea what Jon Stewart's take on this weekend's jocularity in D.C. will be. But we can probably guess — based upon these clips from previous shows — that it'll be humorless and dour…

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Private citizens George and Laura Bush just — after waving goodbye — got into the Executive One helicopter and took off for Crawford, Texas where he has many, many fields of brush to destroy.

They lifted off safely to loud applause — at least here in the Indecision offices — and slowly disappeared into history. Which, is a good thing.

I can't help but admit a fleeting hope that we'd witness some sort of Donnie Darko ending in which an engine would fall off the aircraft into a wormhole, only to land on the Governor of Texas nine years ago while he was sleeping in his bed on the eve of announcing he would be running for president.

Alas.

12:40 – Well, that's the ceremony. Now, there is just the parade to be endured.

12:39 – Damn! I was hoping for sea shantiers!

12:38 – Sea chanters?!

12:36 – From the comments: "Bush to Obama after speech: 'Hey, did you understand anything that guy up there just talked about?'" – JC

12:34 - At the rate he's reading, we all might die mid-prayer. – Matthew Tobey

12:33 – I hope this guy doesn't die mid-prayer.

12:32 – Another reverend? Where's the imam? where's the rabbi? Where's the witchdoctor? I feel left out.

12:31 – This po – em su – cks.

12:30 – What about the separation of poetry and state? – Mary Phillips-Sandy

12:28 – I think I rejected this poem back when I was editing my old online lit-zine.

12:27 - This – lady – enunci – ates – clear – ly. – Mary Phillips-Sandy

12:26 - Well, that was a pretty nice speech. It's really weird to be aware of yourself watching history unfold. It feels a little like huffing spray paint.

12:25 - Doris Kearns Goodwin just got the vapors. – Karen Lurie

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You think you're happy that there's now officially less than 24 hours left in the Bush presidency? There's at least one guy who's way, waaaaaay happier: George Bush.

He's so happy to move out of the White House, he's practically already moved out of the White House…

[T]he Bushes have moved almost all their things out of the White House ahead of schedule.

"There won't be … the moving trucks for the Bushes coming here," McBride said, adding, "the only things really left for President and Mrs. Bush are their personal belongings and luggage that they'll take that day."

McBride said Mrs. Bush directed residence staff early – in the summer of 2008 – to prepare the White House for the personal transition.

Must be exciting for President Bush to relinquish his position and move on to other endeavors to which he can get a fresh start on laying waste.

Hey, if you're good at something…

President-for-now George W. Bush and First Lady-for-now Laura Bush just stepped off of Marine One (what they call that presidential helicopter-thing) for the very last time, after returning from Camp David.

The guy on MSNBC noted that Bush seems like he just can't wait to duck behind history's cover and just live life like an ordinary, everyday multi-millionaire, and brought up this bit from his last press conference…

Asked how he would spend his retirement, he said the day after the inauguration he would get up and make a cup of coffee for Laura at their ranch in Crawford, Texas. He admitted he would find it difficult…

Yeah. Making and serving coffee is tough, man! I'd be nervous if I were him. God knows what kind of intractable kitchen endeavors he's liable to get the two of them into.