WE'RE ENTERING THE DITHERING SEASON -- for JUST A MINUTE Radio for Monday 110613

G’day Mates…

 

Great to have you aboard as we start a new inquiry over the airwaves.

 

How many know we have now entered ‘the Dithering Season’ – and what it is?  Well, I’m not the last word on expert identification of the great DITHER – but having lived through a few of these we’ll try to pick out some landmarks.

 

First thing is none of the dictionaries I consulted called it an adjective… which I maintain it most certainly is.  But looking over my college and high school scores on grammar… I don’t think I have a leg to stand on…. Not even a semi-colon… But we’ll do the best we can. 

 

Nobody really picks out the full description of ‘dithering’ except that it is mainly a British term… But in my research I thought a much more colorful term – which I think I’ll try to work in somewhere along the line is pother – “a state if nervous activity” – ‘fuss’.  At least that might cause a bit of brain function that could bring a reflexive attitude of order to the case.

 

We didn’t get far enough into the candidate list today… so we’ll give it another try on Tuesday.

 

Meantime I’ve quite a few things to attend to… as I’m sure you do also… so forgive the early departure.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

 

“JUST A MINUTE”

WE’RE ENTERING THE ‘DITHERING’ SEASON

          Just a Minute: We’re starting the 2012 dithering season? But if we skip over it… no gain… So I checked out ‘dithering’: First question --: verb or noun? Hmmm… what happened to adjective? If, like me, you’re rusty on grammar -- join the club.

          The first word to pop up -- vacillation – to swing back and forth indecisively. It’s awful early to make up your mind – except, if you wait too late.

          OK then – what counts in making up your mind? Money? Newt Gingrich had a top notch campaign until last week -- 16 top staffers walked out.  

          What about Mitt Romney, ahead in most early polls -- with two persistent questions? Massachusetts: health care passed on his watch and the fact he’s a Mormon – possibly countered by his brilliant salvage of the Utah Winter Olympics. Net result? Dither.

          Michelle Bachmann – toe in the water, not yet announced. She’s picked her top advisor, former boxer Ed Rollins who ‘helped’ Gov. Huckabee lose his 2008 GOP nomination…  

          Oh… we’re still at the starting line… We’ll try again tomorrow.

          <> I’m Jack Buttram. (END)        

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