A declaration of aesthetic independence; or, Oh no we won't

Rudolph Delson wants Secretary of State–to–be Clinton to rectify an abomination:

I feel that, as Americans, both the scrapbookers and I are entitled to passports that are not gussied up to look like the invitation to a fundraiser for the Daughters of the American Revolution. I feel that, as Americans, we are entitled to passports that do not look like the "home décor" aisle of Wal-Mart three weeks before the Fourth of July. I feel that, as Americans, we are entitled to passports that rise above geriatric kitsch.