TWO ON A BENCH YOU CAN'T FORGET -- for Just A Minute Radio on Thursday 120126

Once more yesterday we enjoyed weather in the 60’s – like Florida – but we’re still here in the studio! Will it ever be winter? Just ask the folks in Wisconsin.

This journey is taking us on a convoluted route – up hill and down dale – and who knows if Grandma will get to carry her presents over the white and drifted snow any time soon? We’ll have to get some of the New Englanders, or upper MidWesterners to carry the snow to the sleigh from all I hear in the weather reports.

I can remember the days we were able to ice skate in Roanoke Virginia… and the days we were not… in fact my brother… four years younger… fell into the ice cold water one winter… and I was the one to shepherd him home. I don’t think I was too gentle… and I have apologized several times over the years. Things sometimes stick in your mind when you shudda done better! And I shoudda. My Brother’s name is Jimmy and he suffers a LOT from arthritis… back in our school days we never gave it a thought.

Well time does change things for us doesn’t it. Don’t say something today you’ll be sorry for tomorrow.

One of the reasons for speaking softly – says the ‘manners book’ is that if you use quiet and comfortable words they go down a lot easier when you come to the place of having to eat them. Certainly a thought that ought to be spread around during this political season. Yesterday I watched the ceremony when the Congresswoman from Tucson, Arizona submitted her resignation to the Speaker of the House in the early afternoon. She’s a really sturdy and beautiful lady and deserves all the accolades. She has a loyal and diligent staff from all reports and they deserve accolades also for the difficult times they have had to suffer. May the good Lord bless them all.

See you tomorrow.

Cordially, IN HIM

Jack Buttram

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TWO ON A BENCH YOU CAN’T FORGET

Just a Minute: Do you recall Nancy and Newt on a cozy park bench discussing their agreement on “Global Warming?” Now their memory is ramped up and it’s making new news.

First, when Mr. Gingrich was asked about that warming TV commercial the two opposites made – his response was, “That was one of the stupidest things I have ever done.” And a lot of us agreed.

Now he and Mrs. Pelosi – his bench mate in the earlier TV spot – are both involved with one another on TV except not together. Since Mr. G is now front runner in Florida she knows a few things when he had to resign and pay a $300 thousand dollar ethics fine – which would simply crush his run for the nomination.

Newt professes he doesn’t know what she’s talking about and she should lay it all on the line -- which might cause her to violate a secrecy pledge made when Newt was dismissed from the Speakership.

Looks like we may have struck an iceberg on the voyage to the nomination and I suppose we’ll just have to await results.

<> I’m Jack Buttram. (END)

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