Congressional conundrum

A letter to our man in Washington…

Dear Vern,

How’s it going up there in our nation’s capitol? Lots of cool things to see and do, huh? But still, I know it must feel kind of crummy to be up there trying to settle in when things are in such a state of limbo down here in Florida. Surely you can’t be happy with the way things are dragging out?

(Believe me, Vern, I can sympathize. I went out on a date with this great guy in early December and he still hasn’t called to see me again … Do you think my answering machine is on the fritz? Those damn machines, they can lose messages as easily as they can lose votes, can’t they? So I’m just kind of in your shoes, you know, hanging around, waiting by the phone.) (more…)