THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER:

The Tom Toles cartoon in today's Washington Post takes the Brits to task for the 'expense' of their monarchy. It's worth reminding him that the monarchy costs the British something on the order of $55.6 million per year. The U.S. Presidency costs the American taxpayer roughly $1.4 billion per year.

I would also point out that Toles' "neither one gainfully employed" snark applies to the U.S. and Obama presidency as well.