"Babies. The politics of the fiscal cliff deal are outrageous. The economic thinking is even worse," screams the cover of 'Bloomberg Businessweek'. The visual is an overhead of the US Senate, with crying babies throwing tantrums occupying the seats.
'The Economist's cover is also perfect: "America turns European", with a shot of Boehner dressed in German lederhosen and Obama sporting a French beret and striped maillot.
Both magazines absolutely rip the two and their feeble, ineffectual and cowardly deal. I think the only way Washington may get the message is if a great unwashed armed mob stormed the Capitol. Frankly, I don't think it's too far-fetched a possibility.
On another completely unrelated note, all summer and fall we have had a pair of prairie ground birds of some type in our backyard. They come for the leftovers which fall from the birdfeeder. They even visit when the snow is heavy and simply burrow happily into the drifts at my back stoop (love that word, as charming as another we used to hear, "stile"). As I type, our visitor is snuggled so deeply into the snow, only its eyes and beak are visible. Quite adorable.
Sadly, for the past three weeks, only one has been visiting. I think a coyote got its mate. Just took a picture of our "chubby", as I call all wildlife. Will post soon.
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omg only one is left :( they were so cute
ReplyDeleteYes, neighbour, the little darling is on its own. Do you know what species it is?
Deletewell we better take good care of him or her :( i believe they are Partridges, could be a pheasant too
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