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Good Morning!  One more day to a cold Tampa Super Bowl Sunday!  On to the White House: Although not publicized, it just came out that the 44’s chose NOT to attend the Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball. OMG  Evidently, 48 Medal of Honor recipients and their families and other military families waited, but the 44s did not appear.  It is the first time ever for this horrible mistake over 56 years and 14 inaugurations.  I am disgusted too that the White House press kept this gaffe out of the news all this time.  The Prez bragged and smiled that he made it to 10 inaugural balls.  And now we hear he had not one extra ounce of energy to go to the Salute to Heroes Ball.  We can only speculate that 1) he did not care to be with the military, or 2) he just was too tired to greet the Medals of Honor soldiers and their families.  Who does he think fought for his many freedoms?  So he sits in his shirtsleeves and turns up the heat so he will be comfy in the Oval Office and snubs the Medal of Honor recipients.  And the press ‘his press’ ignores this huge mistake.  Or perhaps this is just another example of that disrespectful ego not permitting the 44s to get professional help in hiring a media consultant who knows DC!  Wake up!  Chicago flair is way not DC protocol.  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios

Greetings!  It seems 44 is using the same desk as Bush 43, and he has not yet redecorated the Oval Office.  Perhaps some of you remember the care with which Laura Bush located porcelain plates representing Presidencies over the years and displayed them in the Oval Office.  So when asked about redecorating the Oval Office, The Prez says “I gotta do something about those plates!  I am just not a plate kinda guy!”  OMG  Once again the Chicago guy has no appreciation for the past Presidents it seems.  And then he tells the staffers it is totally OK not to wear a sport coat – that shirtsleeves and chinos are fine.  OMG  More than one of the Bush staffer literally was lectured about the respect for the Office as a shrine – meaning a sport coat jacket always even on weekends.  But, not 44.  He wears shirtsleeves and has turned up the heat literally.  No surprise the surfer guy loves the heat.  One unnamed staffer: “you could grow orchids in there!”  .  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios

Good morning!  Seems as if the whole country is blanketed with ice and snow – stay warm!  Mrs. 44 had her 45^th birthday in the White House.  Happy Birthday Michelle!

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20255483,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

She appeared at the surprise event in a black t-shirt, charcoal gray slacks, pearl button earrings, and, please stay seated, her hair totally not ready for prime time pulled back in a sloppy bun with a rubber band.  OMG  Concurrently, The Prez was telling his cabinet that Sidwell Friends School gave his two daughters a ‘snow day’ to remain at home due to the ice and snow.  Predictably, our 44 slammed DC and its lack of preparedness and inferred lack of ability to handle a snowstorm that Chicago would not have broken stride in any way with business as usual.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/01/obama_and_the_wimps.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

So once again, Team 44 is not aware of the DC environment.  I lived in DC for over 10 years - it is true that a mentality takes over when the first snowflakes fall – even at the Pentagon.  I have also lived in Chicago and Boston and Manhattan.  Correct: DC halts work and any normal business event due to snow.  It is what it is.  The government workers take days off, and the schools take off as many days as needed that are actually planned in the school calendar very simply.  Everyone is safe.  I risked my life and that of my husband one horrible icy morning to travel to the Pentagon to my job.  At 6:30am, we passed a car that had just flipped over on the treacherous 2-lane road 123 as we headed north on that memorable dark icy morning.  But I had a nasty boss, and there was zero tolerance for contractors being out for any reason on the HQ Army contract – so off we went.  Yes, this behavior toward female professionals was also exhibited when I asked to take off early to get married one Friday – not permitted.  So let’s hope the Obamas get with the program in DC and stop these Chicago references and Chicago mentality.  Please try to get along and accept the DC environment.  We all want that Kumbaya that you speak of always.  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios

Wow!  44 has not caught the need for prepared 30-second sound bites in DC - -amazing he did not learn that as a canned technique for meeting the press when he was in Chicago.  In fact the gaps in what ran in Chicago and what is way not the way to do business in DC are amazing to many of us watching 44 moving & shaking.  So he drops in on the Press Office and stumbles with a comment ‘you see why I don’t come down here’ whatever that meant, and then a meeting at the Pentagon with Gates and the Joint Chiefs and his E-ring hallway blathering was phenomenally without any prep effort.  In fact, it seems to me that he has no media consultant – could that be?  Or is his ego too large that he thinks it not necessary now that he is The Prez –ya think?  My jaw drops when I hear him stumble in speaking with way to many ‘uh’s’ for any lawyer to be proud of in print.  Next thing, 44’ll be using the word ‘stuff’ LOL  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios

Good Morning!  A cold morning but your morning!  Go for it!  Just read about Mrs 44’s shortbread cookie recipe that was offered in the local hotels during Inaugural Week in DC.  Extremely not exciting:  plain sugar and butter cookies with lemon peel and Amaretto.  Her mother is recognized for Ritz cracker-coated fried chicken and Mrs 44 is celebrated for what she calls her ‘shortbread’ cookie.  Also recall 44’s first flight on ‘to-be’ Air Force One and he ordered a cheeseburger and fries.  Decidedly, this will so not be a year of gourmet cooking in the Executive Mansion.  This world is so upside down these days it seems.  44 reaches out to the Mideast and has yet to call the Prime Minister of Canada or of England or of Australia – very very odd behavior not to shore up with our allies.  We need a solution is the Mideast for sure but we must keep our allies we have, what few they seem to be today.  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios

Good Morning!  Another cold day – but it is YOUR day – make the best of it!  Mrs. #44 mom-in-law is bragging about what she plans to ‘teach the White House chef’ – OMG  Here’s what her special dish is:  crumbled Ritz crackers to coat fried chicken.  I hope you all are laughing as hard as I am – there goes the ‘organic’ diet the 44’s proclaim as thier diet – too funnie!  The 44’s have their hands full in the transition from Chicago to DC.  Mrs 44’s latest: she ‘does not care for Caucasian US designers’ – hence the lineup so far: Maria Pinto, Isabel Toledo and Jason Wu.  These 3 remain clueless of media/ no idea about how a garment photographs – none of them have a media consultant it seems.  It is so sad and so needless.  The fabrics are fabulous but appear ragged on TV.  Think smooth fabrics in classic colors – very simple.  And the worry over the Blagovich spillover will surely hit #44 - - Blago plans to subpoena The Prez – Chicago politics is dirty and it is a shame it is still splashing in DC.  But I have no love for the conceited, egoistic, egoistical, narcissistic, vain Rahm Emmanuel - this Blago splash will hit him too.  Did you see Rahm fan his fingers on his nose at the Inaugural to bid farewell #43 – how immature!  How disrespectful!  What goes around comes around – Rahm is know for his black heart and zero feelings – let’s see how this Blago splash hits him.  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same. Adios.

Greetings on a dreary Monday morning!  But it is YOUR morning so go for it!  Today is my book report day for you:  I just finished two best sellers & I recommend BOTH!: Chelsea Handler’s ‘Are you There Vodka?’ – a very funnie read!  She is a blue comedienne and I enjoy her tv show for its unscripted humor! 

www.myspace.com/chelseahandler 

Her childhood in New Jersey is hysterical!  Go buy it!  Great fun!  And then last night I finished Artie Lange’s ‘Too Fat to Fish’ – do not read this if you are depressed.  Having said that, those of us 10+ years long time fans of Howard Stern and his comedy troupe will enjoy his growing up in New Jersey and his break into stand-up comedy.  I was totally ‘page-turning’ and wrapped around his story – hence, my caveat on beware if you are depressed in any way.  So I also caught him a few weeks ago on the home remodeling channel – he has absolutely let himself go health-wise – was not able to use a hammer even.  And a fabulous shore home in Jersey!  You must live to enjoy it! 

www.artie-lange.com/

So Artie, please turn over a new leaf in 2009!  Keep going to Howard’s psychiatrist – professional help is a good thing.  And get  healthy!  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios.

A cold Sunday!  So as is my tradition, my Sunday morning is spent with CBS’ Osgood Sunday Morning show – excellent!  The magazine style show has endured over the years because of its simplicity.  However, I worry about the fallout from the Obama-ordered Gitmo closings.  I think this is yet another case of #44 not being well advised as to the end to end consequences of closing the Guantanamo Base camp.  Already two of the freed prisoners are heading up terrorist groups in Yemen and elsewhere.  Unfortunately, I fear the worst may be realized.  But I love our military, and they will do what it takes to defend our country.  God bless our troops!  And lets bring them home.  But we must have an infrastructure in place to take on all these soldiers and military contractors coming home  - no visions of ex-soldiers starving to death.  So let’s think positively and write your Congressman to pre-wire the civilian service jobs as in the 1930’s – there’s plenty of work for a civilian job corps to do around our country!  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios.

Good Morning!  It’s Saturday!  I do not know anyone who does not enjoy a Saturday!  LOL  So the story today from Geraldo Rivera is that there was an engine warning on the same jet that landed in the Hudson River amazingly enough!  So Geraldo is in hot pursuit of the truth – and we all know he’ll dig til he gets it.  Thank you !  This in no way diminishes Sully’s excellence as a pilot – he is still the champ!  But we do want to know the truth of a missed engine maintenance.  And the news from the 44’s is all about the Ty Inc. release of 2 dolls named for the #44 kids BUT for sure the disclaimer is they are NOT named for the kids – LOL  And Mrs #44 is quoted as being ‘irked’ – Mrs. #44:  please understand you will have to develop a solid shell if you want to get past these 4 years – maybe 8! – you must ignore and DO NOT COMMENT much less admit your reaction.  So once again, there is no media consultant to the #44 family.  Amazing to many of us that the Obamas think what played in Chicago would play in DC – no way!  Some media consultant, please volunteer to help Mrs #44 before she has a melt down.  Everyone, pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios

So the Jonas Brothers were a secret present to #44’s daughters for evening entertainment at 1400 Pennsy Ave – how cool!  Ya think the girls were decked out in J Crew garments again?  And Hillary made it inside the circle to the Secretary of State slot – well done!  But OMG that gray suit!  Could it have made her look any more fat and broad of beam?!!  Is this another Susanna Chung Forest garment?  UPDATE: Candy, the widow of Aaron Spelling, shops in the Susanna Beverly Hills boutique as well, although Candy is way not the same figure as Hillary.  Interestingly enough, Susanna references Hillary’s figure as “womanly” so why cannot she use flattering details to present less of a girth on TV?  And please give all those Elvis high collar & broad lapel jackets to Goodwill! ‘Hill’ is not Elvis and she is not Napoleon either!  Do not encourage her to wear that nonsense! Well Hillary made it in – go girl!  And now she can travel the world which is what she wished for – everyone across the world knows her too!  Her face is known!  Let’s hope some of those pantsuits – like the ORANGE one! – has been parked for good at the back of the closet.  LOL  Everyone: Pace yourself and I will do same.  Adios