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DIGNITY AND GRACE

Obama gives no speeches today in NYC at Ground Zero. He visits cops and firemen (has lunch at the firehouse, smart man) and lays a wreath.

He meets with some survivors.

He invited Bush but W declined (they say that he is a bit hurt not getting more Bin Laden credit but I am more inclined to go with the announced reason that he is staying out of the public eye for now--charitable me). Guiliani goes and is a gentleman about it. Very nice he was asked and good that he would accept and take his place. He has been an asshole about things and this is a good opportunity to make amends to The Man.

Who is The Man?

You gotta ask that?

Go see George Bush about it.

Labels: Barack Obama, Bush 44

WARREN PIECE

I stole the headline from Dave.

Warren Buffet.

Letter to Uncle Sam.

It is certainly to Obama but also all the people who worked so hard to do the right thing.

Pretty Good For Government Work

For those a bit younger than me, if you haven't heard the expression, it was common to address a good enough job that wasn't perfect as "pretty good for government work".

The phrase refers to realistic expectations.

We do not expect a perfect government. Well, some naive ass sitters do.

But governing has never, ever been easy or totally successful.

Thank the gods that our government elected in 2008 had the balls and the strength to move the ball far enough to save us from another Great Depresssion. And shame on those both on the left and right who whine and criticize.

From the other side, incidentally, the phrase has also been applied to salaries for public employees. A two edged verbal implement.

Oh!

And Buffet praises the bushies as well for their part in it.

This is a capitalist's response, of course. But a lot of capitalists have been pretty niggardly with their praise and support. Many, in fact, are at the trough again just as they were when they broke the bubble.

Labels: Administration Obama, Bush 44, economy