The Oval Office: Locker room experience?

Former White House Chief of Staff under President Bush, Andrew Card, recently said the following on a right-wing talk show:

I found that Ronald Reagan and both President Bushes treated the Oval Office with tremendous respect. They treated the Office of the Presidency with tremendous respect. And some of that respect was reflected in how they expected people to behave, how they expected them to dress when they walked into the symbol of freedom for the world, the Oval Office. And yes, I'm disappointed to see the casual, laissez faire, short sleeves, no shirt and tie, no jacket, kind of locker room experience that seems to be taking place in this White House and the Oval Office.

First of all, the President and his aides were photographed in the Oval wearing shirts and ties, not cleats and gym shorts. They haven't turned the place into Animal House. What they have done is understood that respect for the Oval Office - and more importantly, for the Office of the President - is shown through the mature, lawful and honest exercising of the duties entrusted to it. President Bush may have required a suit jacket, but maybe he should have required a copy of the Constitution instead.