I find THE cover appalling.

But, frankly, I can’t get around the pitch. Did it go like this?:
Barry Blitt, cover artist: “I have this great idea for a cover promoting that 18 page intricately detailed piece chronicling Obama’s extraordinary political skill and savvy.”
David Remnick, ‘New Yorker’ Editor: “Great! Shoot.”
Blitt: “Okay, picture the Oval Office, but instead of George Washington’s portrait above the mantel, we’ve got Osama Bin Laden’s.”
Remnick: “UmmHmmm. I’m with you, keep going.”
Blitt: “Well, next, we’ve got a fire going in the fireplace and guess what’s cookin’? The American …