Obama May Be Publishing’s Midas, But There’s A Catch

The book Hugo Chavez handed to President Obama on Saturday “went from No. 54,295 on Amazon to No. 2 in two days — after four, it remains strong, at No. 7. The implications, it seems, are a) that everything Obama touches turns to gold, and b) if a struggling author wants instant success, the surest route is to stand next to him and press her book into his presidential hands. The real problem here is the ‘stand next to him’ part.”