Livin' on a Prayer of an Obama Appointment

Today, President Obama signed an executive order creating the White House Council for Community Solutions, with the aim of "providing advice to the president on solving specific community needs." The panel, according to the White House, has "three key functions: enlisting leaders in the non-profit, private, and philanthropic sectors to make progress on key policy goals; providing strategic input and recommendations to help the federal government promote greater innovation and cross-sector collaboration; and honoring and highlighting those making a significant impact in their own communities."

The 25-member council includes a wide array of accomplished individuals. But the Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe reports that one name stands out: rocker Jon Bon Jovi. "Looks like all those years of performing for Democratic candidates has paid off," O'Keefe writes.

Of course, who better than the author of such 80s classics as "Livin' on a Prayer," "You Give Love a Bad Name," and "Wanted Dead or Alive" to advise the president on community initiatives? And as for "cross-sector collaboration," this is a guy, after all, who worked together with country star Jennifer Nettles on the crossover hit, "Who Says You Can't Go Home."