Barry Blitt, the cover artist, was asked about the outcry and what he thought in retrospect... his answer, in today's news, "The magazine just came out ten minutes ago, at least give me a few days to decide whether to regret it or not..."

Like the Mainer Sinsull met, I saw a Latina on a panel discussion on PBS news talking about Obama being muslim... saying, he shouldn't keep changing churches. First he's muslim, then says christian, then he left the church because of the pastor.

Well, having worked in illustration and marketing for many, many years, I know how obtuse most Americans are. In general, Americans are so literal in their thinking, they don't get subtlety, they don't get satire, they don't get irony.

I still say, bad choice as a cover. Inside next to the article, might have worked.