No Thanks, Mr. Preznit

One of the heroes of last week's bridge collapse was Jesse Hernandez, a youth advisor who helped sixty kids evacuate from a school bus on the bridge. He's been universally praised for keeping calm and helping the children get to safety, and he's now been offered a scholarship to finish his education with the goal of becoming an auto mechanic.

He's taken the accolades in stride, but passed on one opportunity: the chance for a photo op with President Bush:

...it seems he draws the line somewhere, according to Molly Schwartz, communications director for Pillsbury United Communities, where Hernandez works as a gym coordinator. When asked by a White House staffer to appear in a presidential photo op, Schwartz told the New York Times, his answer was simple: "He was just, like, 'Nope.'" He decided to go fishing in Northern Minnesota instead.

So today I say, Jesse Hernandez, for being a hero who's smart enough not to want anything to do with the idiot king, we salute you.