Mr. President, no answer for 7 down and 2 across

When announcements are made the President is going to give a speech, I metaphorically take out my pencil and lay my crossword puzzle in my lap ready for answers.

The President began giving his speech on Wednesday morning at eleven thirty. I was ready.

Looking at my crossword puzzle, the clue for 7 down was “Why Libyan war has gone beyond a few weeks” and the clue for 2 across was “Dealing with Debt Ceiling”.

The answer the President gave for 7 down was, “America is no longer leading the war in Libya” and for 2 across, he gave the answer “The Republicans are not doing their job of providing leadership”. What thuh hell....???

I do not know why those answers did not fit in my crossword grid. I was frustrated and confused. Damit! I remember saying, “Same ol’ shit!” while fighting a strong urge to start an earlier than usual Happy Hour.

As a change of pace and in reference to the August 2nd debt ceiling issue, I heard a reporter saying as long as he has been in Washington, the debt ceiling issue has always been resolved at the last minute. “Not to worry,” he implied, “the good guys will win in the end.”

It would be good reading for me if a reporter would chronicle the drama leading up to a few of the ‘last minute’ resolutions of raising the debt ceiling. It would be fun following the characters who back-tracked, the ones who pulled rabbits out of their hats (and asses) and, alas, the triumphal march of the true heroes of the day. Ah, were I a reporter…(Sigh)
As always,
BB

Mr. President, no answer for 7 down and 2 across

When announcements are made the President is going to give a speech, I metaphorically take out my pencil and lay my crossword puzzle in my lap ready for answers.

The President began giving his speech on Wednesday morning at eleven thirty. I was ready.

The clue for 7 down was “Why Libyan war has gone beyond a few weeks” and the clue for 2 across was “Dealing with Debt Ceiling”.

The answer the President gave for 7 down was, “America is no longer leading the war in Libya” and for 2 across, he gave the answer “The Republicans are not doing their job of providing leadership”.

I do not know why those answers did not fit in my crossword grid. I was frustrated and confused. Damit! I remember saying, “Same ol’ shit!” while fighting a strong urge to start an earlier than usual Happy Hour.

As a change of pace and in reference to the August 2nd debt ceiling issue, I heard a reporter saying as long as he has been in Washington, the debt ceiling issue has always been resolved at the last minute. “Not to worry,” he implied, “the good guys will win in the end.”

It would be good reading for me if a reporter would chronicle the drama leading up to a few of the ‘last minute’ resolutions of raising the debt ceiling. It would be fun following the characters who back-track, the ones who pull rabbits out of their hats (and asses) and, alas, the true heroes of the day. Ah, were I a reporter…(Sigh)
As always,
BB

There are always dirty dishes in my little kitchen sink

Oh, how I wish I were clever enough to say things like the exchanges between Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser and his colleague Ann Walsh Bradley over an alleged chocking incident:

He said: *According to [these sources], Bradley charged Prosser, who raised his hands to defend himself and made contact with her neck.

She said: The facts are that I was demanding that he get out of my office and he put his hands around my neck in anger in a choke-hold. Those are the facts and you can try to spin those facts and try to make it sound like I ran up to him and threw my neck into his hands, but that's only spin.

I have not laughed so much since commenters on Dkos went down memory lane one evening writing about their favorite skits from the original Saturday Night Live shows. With each dairy, I was beside myself. Truth to be told, I was hysterical!
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Seeing many appearances of Van Jones and Michael Steele on television, I note no one has flattered them by asking if they would consider running for President either in 2012 or 2016. No one has asked Rev. Sharpton if he has plans to run again. Curious.
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Watching the television show, “Caught on camera”, I am mindful many white people who do bad things are considered bi-polar or having other forms of mental illness. Blacks are always thugs.
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Paying for free food. What the hell; banksters have to pay for theirs.
As the man said, “Only in America!”
Capital Area Food Bank to begin charging members for produce
Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/capital-area-food-bank-to-begin-charging-members-for-produce/2011/06/20/AGfetQjH_story.html
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As I grow older, I am beginning to understand why old men in nursing homes get less visitors then women and why women outlive us. (Smile) I also heard there are more women on Boards of Trustees due to the fact they outlived their husbands. Also I note how ‘nice’ women are to each other when there is friction between them. They may know something we men do not know.

As always,
BB

*WI Supreme Court: Prosser and Bradley make statements
Read more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/26/988817/-WI-Supreme-Court:-Prosser-and-Bradley-make-statements?via=siderec