Instead of a helmet...

As a gag gift -- I think it was a gag gift -- Hillary Clinton received a football helmet when she returned to her job at the State Department.

She also got a football jersey, but the helmet, I suppose, represented the fact that she fell and hit her head recently. With that helmet protecting her, at least she'll stay conscious long enough to testify, I suppose.

Anyway, my first thought was of the character that Mike Meyers used to play on Saturday Night Live, Philip, the hyperactive, hypoglycemic kid ("I'm hyper hypo!"), who wore a helmet and a harness.

A helmet might not be a bad idea for members of the Obama administration. Of course, I'm thinking a leash might be better for the whole lot of them.

And a muzzle.