Broccoli Roll Ups and a Progress Report
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Good morning breakfastpoppers. Today is Monday, November 28, 2011. It's good to be back and see all your smiling and intelligent faces at the breakfast table. I spent an unprecedented 10 seconds getting up to date on all that I missed. Apparently, I haven't missed anything. The Not-So Super Debt Committee accomplished nada, the president's contribution to the wasted and misguided effort was nada, the Occupiers are still fighting to keep occupying and President Obama got in a few rounds of golf. Before I go on any further, let's pause for breakfast.
This morning we will be preparing a Broccoli Roll-Up that has more substance to it than anything transpiring in Washington. You will need 1 package of refrigerated crescent rolls, 2 cans of deviled ham, 1 package of frozen and cooked broccoli spears, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 cup milk, 1 (8 ounce) jar of Cheese Whiz, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard and a dash of white pepper.
Separate dough into 8 triangles. Divide ham between the triangles. Divide broccoli into 8 portions and place 2 pieces along wide end of triangle with floret facing out. Roll up crescent from wide to narrow end.
Place roll-ups on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes until lightly browned. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, add flour and whisk together. Cook for 1 minute. Slowly add milk and continue whisking until sauce thickens. Reduce heat to low, stir in the cheese, mustard and pepper and cook for 3-5 minute. Spoon sauce over baked crescents. Mix yourself a Bloody Mary and let me run through what I missed when I was away.
The only thing I missed was all of you. When the unconstitutional Super Debt Committee announced failure, perhaps someone living in a remote part of Ghana was surprised. The Democrats must have been jumping for joy because failure was clearly their goal. Now the nation can move towards automatic deficit reduction and tax increases and President Obama and Nancy Pelosi will be able to sleep through the night. Never mind that hard working people working for evil corporations sat helplessly by and watched their 401's take a hit. A little more chaos and angst is good for the hapless public that needs more government and more tax burdens. The best part about all of this is that now all of these "changes" can take place without engaging Congress. After all, governing can be so tedious and time-consuming, can't it?
President Obama, according to Sen. Pat Toomey, went out of his way to impede the committee. He issued veto threats, took ObamaCare off the table and asked that the committee also find a way to pay for his latest $500 billion stimulus plan. The president and the First Lady must have been dancing around in the family quarters when they learned that the committee waved the white flag. Life must be good when you circumvent the Consttitution.
Instead of asking Congress to come up with workable common sense proposals to solve our problems, perhaps we should outsource the job to men and women who can actually think things through because they are intelligent and super competent when it comes to fiscal matters. Those people are not serving in Congress, but they are out there. They are smart, they are students of history and they are armed with the facts. Let's find them before it's too late. This crew in Washington is going to take us right over the edge into oblivion. I, for one, have no interest in taking the plunge...POP...
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POP: Sooooo Glad you're back. I missed you.
As you can see, the only thing that was guaranteed in your absence was failure, and the fighting between the two parties. I need a vacation from this crap. It's your fault, no, it's your fault..... on and on. My wish is that someone would stand up to all of this crap and say what truly happened in that committee. Either the Republicans had a plan or they didn't. I've had it. I missed the bar, so I'm on my way now. Must beat the crowd. I'll buy today, and welcome back! Save me a seat...
Good morning Tom,
It is wonderful to see you across the table. Other than missing my friends, I can't believe how little went on of any value. See you tonight at the Inn.
Good morning Pino,
You look fabulous and I have missed you. Nothing of any value happened in the not so super committee. The Dems were determined to raise taxes and the outcome be damned. I'll be at the Inn early. We have to catch up!
Pop, Welcome back. You were missed. I read an article yesterday where members of the Super Committee have had a huge influx of Campaign Contributions since they have been assigned to this task. Interestingly enough, the largest contributors were lawyers/law firms, and agriculture. I assume some farmers are afraid they will no longer get paid for NOT growing crops.
Common sense would dictate that the members of a group assigned to cut spending would not be allowed to accept contributions during their time on this committee. Gosh, one might view these Campaign Contributions as "bribes" if you lacked trust in their ethics. But no, this restriction was not put in place, so the money flowed freely. I guess that was their extra pay for being on a committee that accomplished nothing.
Good morning Old Poolman,
First and foremost it's great to share breakfast with you. As for the committee accepting contributions, haven't you heard? The anointed ones are exempt from behaving like ethical human beings. The laws are meant for you and me and certainly not for them. See you later at the Inn.
Pop, Welcome back!
I missed your commentaries as well. One thing you did miss was the NASCAR crowd booing the first and second ladies. It was grand! I surely agree the committee was doomed from the start.
I'm looking forward to seeing you again at the inn.
Have you noticed, bp, that the TV commercials sponsored by Republican candidates have begun to mention the fact that Obama has failed? I was wondering when they would notice.
Happy to have you back, safe and sound I trust.
Welcome back. as you are aware, not much has changed. Let's discuss at the bar. BARTENDER.....
I know how to solve the debt crisis without raising taxes. Did you know that anyone who was a US president still gets a hefty check and free healthcare for life? Add that with our senators allowed free healthcare, as many sick days as they want and large paychecks, and just by reducing those, even slightly, and we could put a major dent in the debt that was created. It's not a hard concept. If I ever became president, my first goal would be the cut my pay (I mean I would have a place to live, free meals and security for my family anyways), cut off the expresidents benefits and then have congress take a 10% paycut. Ten percent at first so they might actually agree to vote on it... more later if possible. Use that money to pay back debts and then make it illegal for big companies to take out life insurance policies on their employees and cash it in when they no longer work for them. That's what I would start with... but I know I will never be president. I don't belong to any major political party, so no one would even know I was running.
Pop Good to see you back, been stuck with oatmeal for breakfast since you've been gone. The only good news is that it makes me crap better than the news since there has been no nutritional or any other value to any of it. Heading for the inn since I'm off today, I'm saving seats for for yo and Pino maybe Dusty can brings us some fresh jerky.
As many have said, Poppy...throw the bums out on both sides of the aisle. All of them ares so busy managing their investments, IPO's, and insider trading that they really do not have time for the trivials of government. This is "in-your-face" bad government being done on a scale that dares anything or anyone to try to stop it and questions what tools they might employ to do so. It is a total mockery of all we have been. WB
Good afternoon Pamela,
It's great to be back and see you across the breakfast table. I did hear about the NASCAR booing. I guess the fans just couldn't get down with the arugula loving steak tartare First lady! See you at the Inn.
Dear drbj,
It's great to b back amongst by breakfastpopper family. It's about time te Republicans remembered that they are running against Obama. See you at the Inn.
Good afternoon taxlarry,
I'll see you at the bar and your JD will be waiting.
Dear Phoebe,
Interesting ideas. I think Congress would behave quite differently if they were subject to the same rules the rest of us are. See you at the Inn and we'll discuss your candidacy!
Good afternoon Hmr,,
It is wonderful to see your handsome face across the breakfast table. As for the garbage coming out of Washington, you are right, it has not a shred of value, nutritional or otherwise. See you at the Inn. I'm buying all night. I'm sure Pino will be there, but I think Dusty is up a tree hunting wild pig!
Good afternoon Wayne,
No one says it better than you, "It is a total mockery of all we have been". See you at the Inn. We have a lot to catch up on.
LSWGB,
Sorry I'm late getting here. I got pulled over for speeding on the way over. The cop saw my Obama bumper sticker, and threw the book at me. I passed his sobriety test which made him even madder, but I handed him a Franklin and told him to donate it to his local union and suddenly I was his best friend.
Yeah little sister, it's good to have you back. It's a good thing those guys didn't solve the problem. If they'd been able to do it, I'd be asking why we need the other five hundred some odd bums. Time to burn it down and start over my friend.
jim
Dear Big Bro with heavy foot,
Where's the match? See you at the Inn.
Dear Big Bro with heavy foot,
Where's the match? See you at the Inn.
Never was much of a broccoli fan, I may have to pass this one up. Thanks. Pop.
Good morning zzron,
Oh, but is is good for you. Just ask any Grandma!
Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 5 months ago
Pop,
Glad to see you back safe and sound. I need some good sense and a good breakfast and you are a great source for both needs!!!
Your assessment of our situation is spot on as usual.
Hope you had a great cruise!!!