Actually, no need for the Clintons’ Whitewater/impeachment era attorney David Kendall for this one, but we were still intrigued to see an Elton John page on the Hillary Clinton for president website.

The page promotes a solo concert by Elton John to benefit Clinton’s presidential campaign, Wed., April 9, 2008, at Radio City Music Hall.

Tickets are as high as $2,300 (in what they call “Diamond Orchestra” — which makes us want to call them the “Liberace seats.”)

But what’s wrong with Elton John’s participation?

Extreme Mortman senior historian Richard Andrews notes in another post elsewhere on this blog:

Elton John is going to perform a “benefit” concert for Sen. Clinton next month. He’s a UK citizen,right? His professional services would be an ILLEGAL “in-kind contribution by a foreign national” unless he is paid his usual going rate for a for-profit concert; so, are they going to PAY him? If so, it’s hardly a “benefit.”

Excellent point.  Wonder if there’s an equally excellent response.

Meantime, we’ll just lament that Clinton chose to have the benefit in New York City instead of, say, New Orleans.  At least there they could help a recovering city as well as perform Elton John’s great hit, “Beignet and the Jets.”