A quick recap here:
When dealing with the heads of state of one of our oldest and most valuable allies, Great Britain, the Obamas give Prime Minister Brown a collection of DVD movies that are in the wrong video format (PAL instead of NTSC) and have the wrong DVD copy-protection region code. They give the Queen an iPod — loaded with videos of Special Moments in Barack’s Presidential career.
In the, ahem, crowning moment, Michelle touched the Queen — and it is a gross violation of protocol to touch the Queen. It is, simply, Not Done — not even by her own subjects.
Several commentators on the left have expressed disdain on righty-tighty offense at this maneuver. “She’s just another person,” they sniff. “We real Americans don’t go around respecting no royalty none, no sir ree sir.”
Well, while I think that respecting the personal space of a, you know, national sovereign is not out of line, I think we can all agree that it is not necessary for American citizens, to bow or curtsy before the Queen, given that we fought a war over this point back in, oh, let me see, 1776. In fact, we have a long tradition of not even dipping our flag before the flag of the host country at the Olympics. We certainly don’t bow before royalty or nobility of any stripe.
Oh, really?
Really?
How about when President Hussein visits the royal house of one of the most oppressive nations on Earth, a nation which, if it were not floating on oil, we would treat as malignantly hostile? (And should treat as hostile anyway.)

Via American Thinker, which has video of this disgusting national abasement, showing that it is absolutely a bow, and a deep one (at about 0:53), plus links to Miss Manners and the Queen’s own website.
That’s right, Mr. and Mrs. American Royals. Spurn our allies, and suck the goat-pokers of our enemies. You putzes.