A Spoof is Usually Better

...than the real thing. And this one is actually kinda funny.

"Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq was first to her feet, joining a growing crowd preparing to the gentle beat of a drum.

Seconds later, Harper rose.

He accepted a pair of traditional cowhide and beaver fur gloves, and as the drumbeats picked up he shyly swayed and bounced."

Traditional cowhide gloves? Cowhide? In the Arctic????

Just think, it could be better than scrambling fighter jets, too.