Tomorrow is April Fool's Day, and apparently there is a lunatic out there somewhere who wants to infect our computers with a virus capable of capturing sensitive information and disrupting routine operations. Not wanting to tempt fate, I have decided to attempt to cook breakfast now and keep my computer off tomorrow. Perhaps you should do the same.
This evening I am preparing a goat cheese souffle for "breakfast". I need eggs, goat cheese and butter and the patience to wait forty minutes while it bakes in the oven. I sit down with a cup of coffee to read the paper and discover that the Obama administration is now in the business of designing, manufacturing and selling cars. Is this for real or am I having a out of body experience?
The more I read, the more I realize that in the blink of an eye, President Obama has managed to fire Rick Wagoner, the chief executive of General Motors. Can he do that? I mean, I know he's the president, but can he do that? I'm also wondering why he would choose this particular moment in time to ask Mr. Wagoner to step down, considering that he was already in the midst of trying to restructure the company. Shifting the captain in mid stream seems more than a little bit foolish.
Clearly the administration has no problem blurring the lines between big government and the private sector, and I am very concerned about this trend and where it is heading. It sounds like the road to socialism, but I hope I am wrong.
What does anyone in Washington know about running a corporation? The answer is nothing, absolutely nothing, and that can't be a good thing. It would have been better to let General Motors go through a restructuring through a controlled bankruptcy under the guidance and jurisdiction of laws and systems that are already in place. Instead, we have politicians calling the shots because it would seem that they believe they can do anything they please.
My goat cheese souffle has collapsed in the oven and so have my spirits. Happy April Fool's Day everyone.
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the drums of socialism are beating
ReplyDeletebut maybe we will get really good strong like bull gymnasts with hairy upper lips out of all of this?
it is late. I cannot remember breakfast. i think it was a new stoneyfield yogurt with probiotics in it that really tasted like doo doo
It is a sad day when the Europeans think Obummer is more socialist than any of them. Well, for one thing, I knew Obummer was a socialist bastard during the campaign. Too bad so many leftist, pinko, uninformed folks voted for this guy. America, you got what you wanted (not what I wanted). Obviously, y'all forgot to be careful what you wish for.
ReplyDeletePOP:
ReplyDeleteYou give an accurate assessment, as usual. How can the government decide to bail out the greedy banks, and not the automobile industry? Our car companies are as American as apple pie. Millions of people depend on the car industry for employment. It is a sad, sad day for Americans.
ear Janie,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all forget the probiotics. I know for a fact that they are actually doo-doo! I also think the strong like bull hairy gymnasts are already here. I see them in Shop-Rite all the time.
Dear taxlarry,
ReplyDeleteWow! What did you eat for breakfast today? It must have been very, very spicy because you are all fired up.
Dear Kristine,
ReplyDeleteI believe that the car companies will emerge leaner and stronger if they enter into a restucturing under current bankruptcy laws. Obama doesn't know a thing about the car industry and the ultimatum he gave G.M. is just some more grand-standing. Bon Appetit!