Mock Cheese Souffle and the Death of Democracy

Good morning on this rainy Thursday, June 18, 2009. This morning I will be preparing a Mock Cheese Souffle. If you wish to follow along be prepared to eat this breakfast for lunch, because that is how long it takes to cook. While we wait endlessly for the souffle to bake, we can discuss all the outrageous, insane, frightening and ridiculous things that have occurred in just the last few days.

For the recipe you will need 4 slices of old bread, 1/4 pound grated sharp Cheddar cheese, 1 1/2 cups milk, 2 teaspoons chopped onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon dried mustard, 2 beaten eggs and the patience of a saint! Lightly grease an 8 inch shallow baking dish. Remove the crusts from the bread and cut bread into small squares. Combine cheese, onions and seasonings and arrange the bread and seasonings in layers in the dish. Combine eggs and milk and pour mixture over the bread.  Let stand for 45 minutes or longer. Place dish in 350 degree oven in a pan of hot water and bake for 40 minutes. This is where the patience enters the picture, so let's talk while we wait.

...POP...Well it looks like we have some more regulation coming our way. Under Obama's financial plan the government will have the authority to seize key companies whose possible failure might jeopardize the financial system.  The Federal Reserve will be given unprecedented powers to regulate and control absolutely everything. Is this the same Fed that brought us Alan Greenspan?  It seems certain that yet another Czar is on the way and the thought of all this meddling and manipulation makes me sick to my stomach.  I'm glad the souffle is taking so long, because I don't have much of an appetite right now.

...POP...The firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin is another example of  the White House believing and acting as though they are the only branch of government and need not explain their actions to the American people. Inspector Generals have a duty to report to Congress and not be subject to intimidation or retaliation for their actions and findings. Mr. Walpin was dismissed by President Obama without explanation, a move that is unheard of. Only when pressed for an explanation did the White House produce a letter that accused Mr. Walpin of acting disoriented and confused at a May board meeting of the Corporation for National and Community Service, a charge that Gerald Walpin says is a lie. He believes his dismissal is an act of retaliation because he openly criticized the Board and spearheaded an investigation of Obama supporter Kevin Johnson for misuse of Federal funds.  I saw Mr. Walpin on many, many news shows and he seemed quite sane and totally in control of his faculties.  More and more the actions of this administration remind me of the old Soviet Union, where people who disagree with the powers that be disappear in the middle of the night. 

...POP...Talk about disappearing, it is clear that President Obama would like to see Fox News disappear from the radar.  Apparently we have a President who cannot and will not tolerate criticism.  He's open to praise and nothing short of that will do.  Someone should remind him that although we are hanging on by our fingertips, we are still a free country and the presidency is not a job for life..  

...POP...One final thought...Apparently, the White House is infested with flies.  Personally, I don't find this surprising at all given the amount of garbage the administration has been producing lately!  

...POP...As I suspected, the souffle is still not ready . Enjoy your lunch!