Mr. Trump and Mr. Ed: A very stable genius and a genius in the stable

After hearing President Trump describe himself as "a very stable genius" today, I was reminded of Mr. Ed, the palomino star of the 1960s situation comedy of the same name.

Despite having the handicap of being a horse, Mr. Ed spoke in complete coherent sentences.

And while Twitter had not been invented when Mr. Ed lived in Wilbur Post's barn, he did frequently phone people, dialing the numbers with his teeth.

As far as we knew, the president has never tweeted with his teeth, though it would be hard to tell the difference.

Where Mr. Ed had a Wilbur Post to keep him in line, Donald Trump has a Washington Post (and a New York Times and CNN among others).

In the accompanying video, Mr. Ed acknowledges chasing a "pretty little filly with a pony tail."

In the Access Hollywood video, President Trump also admitted to similar pursuits.

While they do have similarities, there are differences as well.

One is big enough to strap a saddle on, while the other one is a horse.

Also, as you can see in the photo, one of them reads.