They must have been impressed as the grizzlies initially behaved like Panda bears as Parliament's bear pit kicked off for another day.
There were a couple of politicians from an American congressional delegation here to see how we do things in our Parliament.
Helen Clark had not long before declared her intention to run for the United Nations' Secretary General's job so it was fitting that a Labour notice of motion began the day supporting her for having a crack at the job, praising her as a trail blazer and congratulating her for coming from a long line of Kiwi women who've broken through the glass ceiling.
The Congressional representatives couldn't help but be impressed but moments later their impression was shattered, their jaws dropped, as Winston Peters raised the hackles in a blazing attack against Barack's golfing buddy, the Prime Minister, asking him whether he or any of his ministers had been involved in tax shelters abroad. It was all on as insults were traded across the pit as to who was to blame for sullying this country's reputation, turning it into a money laundering tax shelter.
They'll probably never see this country in the same light again as they return to Washington to consider whether they'll support the Trans Pacific Partnership and contemplate whether their country should support Helen Clark to be the world spokeswoman on virtually everything.
