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What the hell is wagyu steak?

Does that mean the steer’s tail is still wagging at you when it’s butchered?

Never mind, I’ll Google it.

Oh! Here it is. I was just curious because Obama and the gang celebrated the passage of his gargantuan stimulus plan by throwing a black tie cocktail party at the White House, including a gourmet meal that featured $100 a pound Japanese wagyu steak.

So here’s the scoop…

The ultimate in beef is commonly known as Kobe. Kobe is a district in Japan where insanely expensive meat is produced. Kobe beef comes from Wagyu cattle - just like French Champagne comes from pinot noir and chardonnay grapes.

By the way, Wagyu is pronounced “Wah-gyu,” or sometimes “Way-gyu”.

Wagyu beef is exquisitely tender, with soft fat that can all but melt at human body temperature, which means it will literally melt in your mouth. The texture is meant to be similar to foie gras, which was once outlawed here in Chicago because of the allegedly brutal methods used attain this delicacy.

Wagyu Beef - It’s What’s for Obama

But all you P.E.T.A. people can relax. Waygu cattle are pampered not tortured. Hell, they live way better than most humans. Their diet is augmented with sake and beer. They even get regular massages to soften their meat and enhance the marbling of their fat.

With such delicate intramuscular fat, steaks must be briefly seared to leave the interior just barely cooked. Any more than a few moments over heat and Wagyu steaks are wasted.

Yep, only the best for the Messiah and his pals.  Yet, he wants to lecture others about fiscal responsibility? Just the other day Obama lashed out at Wall Street executives for claiming billions of dollars in bonuses while their stricken institutions asked taxpayers for support.

“Part of what we’re going to need is for the folks on Wall Street who are asking for help to show some restraint,” he said. “There will be time for them to make profits, and there will be time for them to get bonuses. Now is not that time.”

Well how about this pal?

Part of what we the people of the United States are going to need is for the folks in Washington who are spending our tax money to show some restraint. There will be a time to chow down on Wagyu steaks, and there will a time for them to drink vodka martinis. Now is not the time.

And don’t try to slip a provision into your “stimulus” package that will dish out Wagyu steak vouchers along with the $650 million for digital TV coupons just so you can say, “Well, everybody had some.”