The mark of the man of the day

Off my usual route -- but isn't Obama on everyone's today?

Much to admire in the man. Seems almost too much to ask that his signature could be so attractive as well. But there it is. This is from the first proclamation he signed soon after taking office.

That's from Reuters . Another site has signatures of all the previous presidents.

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