Sorry its been so long since I posted. But this ain't the Huffington Post with contributers and such. I've got to research and write this stuff myself. But I'll try to do better. Thanks for your patience.

Resurrection of the Rainbow Tribe

Adopting babies of different races is all the rage these days. Angelina Jolie and Madonna are have traversed the Earth in search of additions to their growing families. They may be controversial. They maybe trend setters by today's standard but they hardly invented the practice.

The great Josephine Baker adopted 13 children from a multiplicity of races and nationalities fifty years ago. She started adopting what she called her "rainbow tribe" with her fourth husband while living in France. Baker continued to performed despite failing health right up till her death to support her large family.

If Madonna can afford to adopt and the children will be loved and out of danger, then what's the big deal?

Leading Ladies

The Obamas are in France, having just left the G-20 meeting. They were recieved by President Zarkozy and First-Lady Carla Bruni. Carla Bruni, a former fashion model, is one of the most photographed women in Europe. She known around the world for her style despite her dislike of clothes and jewelry. She prefers jeans and t-shirts.

In this picture both are wearing coats. Michelle Obama, never afraid to dare, looks a little upstaged by the clean classic line of Carla Bruni's coat. Obama's coat is made of rich eye catching fabric but makes her look matronly. Bruni's bow, her 3/4 sleeves, covered buttons and matching belt worked together successfully to perpetuate her image, which is nothing if not chic.

Leading Ladies

President Obama Visits Queen Elizabeth II

President Obama is in England for the G-20 Summit. He took time to pay a call on Queen Elizabeth II. She and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh received the U.S. President and First-Lady at Buckingham Palace.

I would have preferred a State Dinner in his honor but I suppose President Obama is on a tight schedule this week.

Note Mrs. Obama's up swept hairdo and double strand of pearls. Mrs. Obama was elegantly appointed in simple separates enhanced by a very low heel (as the queen is rather short). Carla Bruni the statuesque first lady of France wore flats when she met the queen. Mrs. Obama pulled off a simple sophisticated look that was appropriate for tea with the queen.

Chrysler-Fiat a Marriage of Convenience

The only real option American auto maker Chrysler seems to have is to go into partnership with Italian car company Fiat. If you're having trouble wrapping your head around what that means you have good reason for being puzzled. Fiat has not sold a car in the United States in over twenty years.

Pictured here is the 2009 Fiat Linea. It's a far cry from the boxy little compacts for which Fiat had become known. To survive somebody at Chrysler is going to have to learn, apparently from Fiat ,how to build energy efficient stylish cars with reasonable price tags. That's what all American auto makers are going to have to figure out in order to avoid going the way of the horse drawn chariot.

The White House, aka President Obama, urged the firing of GM executive Rick Wagner. That unprecedented move signals that President Obama is a take charge kind of fellow. I'm not sure if he has the authority to fire the head of a private company but I appreciate the nerve it took to do it anyway.

Before we cry to much for the newly unemployed captain of that perverbial Titanic lets remember that he's not exactly going down with the ship. His retirement package is in excess of 20 million dollars. He had agreed to work for a dollar year, so I'm not sure who the real sap is here in this scenerio him or the tax payer.