Here we are in the middle of the week again… Glad you’re with us!
Things get pretty mixed up around here… especially after midnight… but we keep pluggin’ to get the program in shape for the next air date. Sometimes the carbon paper gets stuck in the copier [Nah… that’s not a reasonable excuse in these days.]
Anyway – the
Old timers say stick with the ‘sure thing’ be orthodox and do what pols before you have done – but the TEA PARTY people want none of it. They are double-tired of being promised everything – and being delivered nothing – well substantially less. So if *anyone* starts looking, sounding – even what passes for thinking – like Arlen Specter… they are all over him.
It’s a dangerous world out there between now and November if you can’t read the traffic lights or the hand signals.
Mr. Rubio’s rise… and backing from Jim DeMint’s Conservative Senators… has given a new dimension to an old game. You can’t talk or act “middle of the road” and not expect to get run over by both groups. With the defection of Bart Stupak on the House side after he had taken on the mantle of ‘baby saver’ – and now his sudden decision to ‘retire’ --- when it had never been mentioned before… well, let’s just say “it got the blood a stirring.”
Part of it’s regional. Southerners – like it or not – feel like they’ve too often been the ‘long-tailed cat’ in a room full of rockin’ chairs. Having found at least some powers of persuasion in recent contests in MA, VA and NJ… they aren’t ready to give up the ship to what amounts to a bunch of loud mouthed legislators who haven’t been able thus far to slug their way out of a box of tissues.
It’s a wonderful time to be a political observer: not so great if you’re out there in the arena with the Gladiators and Lions.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack
http://www.wmuu.com/blog/category/audio/just-a-minute/
“JUST A MINUTE”
PLAYIN POLITICS IN THE THIRD GRADE?
MizP: Jist A Minute – Mr. Jack, -- Did I eveuh tell you ‘bout winnin’ in th’ thud grade?
Jack: I think so … but a good story is always welcome.
MizP: Ah wuz a little girl in th’ thud grade…
BB: Uh oh… we’s a-goin’ way back in time…
MizP: Hush up, Beelie…
Homer: Mr. Bill… hit fits rite in wif whut’s a-goin’ on these days.
BB: OK… I reckon
MizP: Thank you so much Homer…
Jack: She’s learned th’ value of not interrupting people.
BB: They’s a hole lot more cud larn on FOX an th’ big-us too fer tha-ut matter.
MizP: Larnin’ ta be polite – not Bein’ A big ole bully like O’Reilly.
Jack: Go ahead, Miz Pearlie.
MizP: Thankee Mr. Jack – you is a gemmun. – Now .. back in
BB: Williwaw?
MizP: Eggzakly Mr. Beelie -- be quite.
BB: OK … whut happened?
MizP; We wuz ‘lectin’ class officers see…
Homer: And?...
MizP: And we girls wuz allus a-loozin’…
Homer: ‘Cause they wuz more boyeezs.
MizP: Homer … So Ah got a smart idée…see ta nominate another boy…
BB: But wait a minit… tha-ut would split th’ boys votes…
MizP: Of kos hit would…
Homer: An tha-ut wud mean th’ boyz woud looze .. but th’ girls wud outnumber ‘em in th’ votin’
MizP: You’z veery perspective Mr. Homer.
BB: He’s bin tole tha-ut b’fore… don’t give him th’ big hed.
MizP: See tha’s whut’s a-happenin’ down in Floridee… Mr. Crist gittin ta split tha-ut vote wide open.
Jack: Oh we don’t *know* that… do we?
BB: We don’t KNOW hit but we can sure smell a surpise a-comin’ in th’ works.
Homer: Well… Ah don’t know as I’d bet on hit.
Jack: It’s never a good idea to bet – especially on politics… but things are moving pretty fast –
And we have to move pretty fast too… our time is up. The whole gang expects to be back next week.
MizP: An we-d like fer you boys ‘n’ gurls ta be here wif us too..
Jack: I’m Jack Buttram.(END)
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