The Latest From BarackObama.com! Is That A Tingle I Feel Going Up My Leg?

From Rufus Gifford at BarackObama.com:

Have you ever gotten to do something so cool you're almost jealous of yourself?

Me: Um, no. Being jealous of myself would be stupid.

Pretty sure this would count:

Me: So you're saying it's going to be stupid?

On August 12th, just three weeks before the Democratic National Convention and 12 weeks before Election Day, President Obama will have a few friends over to mark his 51st birthday -- in the backyard of his Chicago home.

And you're invited.

Me: Oh! Be still my heart! Me, a mere peon, a peasant, a proletarian worker, a member of the unwashed masses, one possibly known to occasionally cling bitterly to my gun or my Bible? Me? I am invited to tread on the hallowed turf of President Obama's Chicago home? The same home he purchased with the "help" of felon Tony Rezko (not that His Eminence knew about anything shady Mr. Rezko was involved in, oh no)? I am invited to bask in the presence of The One? To -- should I be able to find the breath and the courage -- possibly actually speak with Him?

 Make a donation today of $3 or whatever you can to be automatically entered for a chance to be there -- flight and hotel paid for.

Me: Oh, I'm not really "invited" in the sense of, you know, being invited. I just get to buy a raffle ticket. Yay.

Look, campaigns are hard work, both for the President and the millions of people like you who are building it on the ground. When you factor in the ridiculous amounts of money the Romney campaign and pro-Romney super PACs are raising, we're going to have to work even harder to win than we did in 2008.

Let's have some fun together before the final push to Election Day.

Me: Hmm. The way I work those odds, the only ones guaranteed to be having fun that day are Obama, his family and the sort of people who don't have to buy a raffle ticket to get an invitation to that party. Plus one token peasant. Millions of loyal, hardworking Obama supporters? Not so much. Pat yourselves on the back, though. Better luck next time.

Let's be fair though. Pretending to enjoy the company of peasants probably isn't Obama's idea of "fun," so it's a work day for him. Bummer birthday, dude. Hope you get some time off later. Maybe after November 6.