Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader makes no secret of his love of Diet Coke. He does love the stuff. He has loved the stuff since he was an intern on Capitol Hill. He was a regular Coke drinker prior to his internship. During his internship the only cola drink one could be assured of finding near his offices was Diet Coke.

Well… Today your Maximum Leader learned that he shares this preference in cola with many members of the Obama Administration. At least this preference is being reported by Time. An interesting little tidbit from the piece:

Late last year, Obama’s nascent Administration worked out of transition offices in a downtown government building, which was serviced by only Pepsi-brand vending machines, according to three people who worked in the building. Two Administration officials have told me that a group of Obama aides, frustrated by the security gauntlet required to go to the corner store, stocked a refrigerator with Diet Coke in open rebellion against the available options. The pattern has continued at the White House. In his West Wing office, like his previous office at Harvard University, Summers has a refrigerator stocked with cans of the decidedly non-Pepsi beverage.

One can only hope that this shared love of Diet Coke can bring people together from both sides of the political divide. We can share a Coke, a smile and some policy advice.

Carry on.