It’s weird enough that John McCain has a weird fascination with Snooki, but the New Jersification of our government continues with the bizarre news that President Obama has appointed Jon Bon Jovi to the Council for Community Solutions. Our first question upon hearing this is, what exactly is the Council for Community Solutions? Is is, according to the White House a group formed to provide “advice to the President on the best ways to mobilize citizens, nonprofits, businesses and government to work more effectively together to solve specific community needs.†And why JBJ, exactly? Well, it seems the rocker’s charitable work with his own Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation caught the President’s eye. That and the fact that “Livin’ On A Prayer” has the power to bring people together across all races, cultures, and communities. This new job also totally makes up for the fact that Bon Jovi was denied a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame this year — who needs the Hall of Fame when you’re working for the President??
Weird as it may be, it’s still way less weird than the time Kal Penn (a.k.a. Kumar from the Harold and Kumar movies) got a job at the White House.
