He's a Smoothie

Good Morning!  Today is Wednesday, May 20, 2009, isn't it? Sometimes it's hard to be sure, because lately each morning brings so many changes to our nation that I feel like I fell asleep like Rip Van Winkle and awoke to a whole new world order.  

I'm preparing a Banana Coffee Smoothie today.  Unless you were clairvoyant and froze two bananas last night, you won't be able to follow along with me.  I am  going to combine 2 frozen bananas, 1 1/2 cups low fat milk, 8 oz. low fat coffee yogurt, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg in a blender. I'll blend till smooth (hence the name smoothie) and voila, I'm done.

It was my intention to say something positive about President Obama and his administration today because, truthfully, I would like to see him succeed as president.  The problem is that his vision of success clashes completely with my view of the kind of nation I want to live in. However, having said that, here goes.  I am very supportive of the President's stance on stem cell research and also on a woman's right to choose. 

For now, that is the best I can come up with,  because everything else he is trying to do is very uninspiring at best and very frightening at worst.   Clearly, the President's quest for power and control overshadows every decision and every shift in policy.  He says one thing and does another. He says he doesn't want to run the car companies, but that is exactly what he is doing. He says he does not want to be in the banking business, but he is, isn't he?  He says he doesn't want to nationalize health care, but it's coming isn't it?

Do you see what I mean?  I am trying so hard to be positive.  I am really trying not to be one-sided.  I am giving my all to present a fair picture of events, but I am having a very hard time.

I'm glad I chose to have a Smoothie for breakfast today, because it goes down so easily.  I wish I could say the same for the President's agenda.  I find that pretty hard to swallow.

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I'm having an Apricot Smoothie for breakfast today,  Monday, April 20, 2009.  I need 1 cup of canned apricot halves in light syrup, six ice cubes and  one cup of  vanilla yogurt.  All I have to do is place everything in a blender and pulse until smooth.  

It's the perfect choice for breakfast today because it's smooth and easy to swallow.  I wish I could say the same for the news.  I read in the paper this weekend that the Obama administration is going to release top-secret memos that provide explicit details of U.S. interrogation techniques. Has the White House forgotten the meaning of the phrase "top-secret"?   Information like this is classified secret for a reason, because according to people who know,  letting our enemies know our methods seriously endangers our safety.  What is the rationale behind such a move?  If President Obama is trying to make "nice" to our enemies he is putting our nation at risk.   

I'm not an expert on national security by any means, but I do know how to take advice.  When five former heads of the CIA declare the release of these memos a danger to our security, I believe them.   When they further state that the techniques they employ yield useful information , I feel safer.  

Don't be surprised if the identity of our operatives in other countries are revealed in the name of transparency.  Whatever the ACLU wants, the ACLU gets!

My smoothie is delicious, but a little apricot brandy mixed in could be just what the doctor ordered.  Now that we don't have any secrets to guard, I'm feeling exposed and on edge.   What's next ..a guided tour of the Pentagon for the Guantanamo detainees with refreshments to follow?

They might consider serving my smoothie, but I won't reveal the recipe.  It's classified information!