The President and the Barnum & Bailey Circus
With the pending retirement of Supreme Court Justice Souter, one can imagine the President and his family moving into the Presidential Box to watch the acts in Ring #2. The performances in Ring #1 “Was a gas!” as one observer puts it. Oddly, no one would tell which of the performers in Ring One amused them most.
Of course they agree they were all good and praise worthy but some did stand out more than others. There was the Paulson act asking Sen. Barney Frank for money. That was funny. There was the act with Bernanke and the bank bailout money. That was also a crowd pleaser. Lets not forget the entertaining acts of the good guys and the Pirates and the Pandemic’s extraordinary trapezes act, the all star finale with all the acts including many political pundits and commentators dressed as clowns coming into the ring with begging bowls as the calliope plays “Stars and Stripes Forever!” followed by a very majestic rendition of “God, bless America”. The audience roared!
The President remains amused, applauding each act and making quick quips to members of his party as they ready themselves to move on to their next box to watch the acts in Ring #2.
This is the ring wherein the announcement of the retirement of Justice Souter is made and the acts that will follow: There is the two headed talking snake, the marriage of the bearded lady, The Farting Elephants with an original breathtaking and odorless version of "Ba, Ba Black Sheep", the Pac jugglers, The White House Press monsters will do something they hope the public will like, the march of all the caucus’ and many more acts to amuse the President and his guest. The ringmaster ends his opening remarks with cautions for everybody to resist any temptations to throw objects at the performers and whatever happens, “Please, please, please stay in your seats”. The President, with folded arms, anticipates the performances with what appears to the astute observer, a gentle smile. He knows more than anybody this is his second “100 Days” in progress. “All the world's a stage” he murmurs. “What’s that, dear?” “Nothing, sweetheart. Nothing at all.”
As always,
BB
Of course they agree they were all good and praise worthy but some did stand out more than others. There was the Paulson act asking Sen. Barney Frank for money. That was funny. There was the act with Bernanke and the bank bailout money. That was also a crowd pleaser. Lets not forget the entertaining acts of the good guys and the Pirates and the Pandemic’s extraordinary trapezes act, the all star finale with all the acts including many political pundits and commentators dressed as clowns coming into the ring with begging bowls as the calliope plays “Stars and Stripes Forever!” followed by a very majestic rendition of “God, bless America”. The audience roared!
The President remains amused, applauding each act and making quick quips to members of his party as they ready themselves to move on to their next box to watch the acts in Ring #2.
This is the ring wherein the announcement of the retirement of Justice Souter is made and the acts that will follow: There is the two headed talking snake, the marriage of the bearded lady, The Farting Elephants with an original breathtaking and odorless version of "Ba, Ba Black Sheep", the Pac jugglers, The White House Press monsters will do something they hope the public will like, the march of all the caucus’ and many more acts to amuse the President and his guest. The ringmaster ends his opening remarks with cautions for everybody to resist any temptations to throw objects at the performers and whatever happens, “Please, please, please stay in your seats”. The President, with folded arms, anticipates the performances with what appears to the astute observer, a gentle smile. He knows more than anybody this is his second “100 Days” in progress. “All the world's a stage” he murmurs. “What’s that, dear?” “Nothing, sweetheart. Nothing at all.”
As always,
BB
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