DON'T THINK ABOUT IT -- JUST GIMME AN ANSWER! - Just a Minute Radio for Monday 02-23-09

            Hello – It’s a new week. We know not what it may bring forth.

 

            There will probably be another in the succeeding course of events in the Illinois “People’s Snow Opera” – “The Misfortunes of Governor Blago and Senator Burro.” More dialog of: “Yes you did!” --- followed by: “No I didn’t.” That will take us through the next week or so.

 

            Then Tuesday evening comes the new President’s first try at reading the teleprompter to the joint houses of Congress to see if he can keep them awake. Undoubtedly there will be the stopwatch holders and the applause counters who will tie up the news channels for an hour or so afterwards offering stuffit conversations (stuffit = three or more talking at once) on what was intended or not intended for the phrases to mean – and the party in power will say they fear not to tread boldly while the party out of power says they fear greatly getting squashed. It’s episode 33 and counting in the usual first hundred days film which has been made every four years at least since the days of FDR.

 

            Like Will Rogers… “I only know what I read in the papers.” – Only these days he would have to include the Internet, C-Span – Twitter and twerps. There’s more by half than all the news that’s just won’t fit in print. Not a very pleasing prospect indeed for the coming week… but we’re one week closer to Spring – and things will look better then – we hope.

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

 

            Jack

 

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“JUST A MINUTE”

‘DON’T THINK ABOUT IT – JUST GIMME AN ANSWER!’

Just A Minute – E.J. Dionne, Jr. -- who writes for the Washington Post advises President Obama when addressing the nation tomorrow night, not to be distracted by inside-beltway-obsession ideology. Dionne says better to concentrate on quieting the country's raw fear. Some union leaders echoed his advice after hearing from their members.

Out in Ohio, the head of the state legislature’s Finance committee says people don’t care for the romantic ideal of bipartisanship – they just want the (quote) "basic stuff fixed."

A lot of Republicans – around 30 – 35 percent we hear – agree with Democrats on the need for stimulus and so are welcoming the money – Dionne says such… “Hypocrisy may be the greatest form of flattery.”

          One industry CEO who pioneered auto shop hand cleaner – Says: "When people get really frustrated … they really want answers more than reasons." But then agreed he was himself amazed at what he’d just said.

          So … how will the “Mr. Really Cool” President handle the situation? Tune in.

<> I’m Jack Buttram   (END)

 

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