Dear Diary,
Decisions, decisions. Having delayed my big unemployment speech until after my spendy MarVin vacation, I must now pretend to be doing my job as quickly as possible. I could make the speech on Thursday, September 8, but no--I would lose too many viewers to the NFL season opener. Ah--Wednesday, September 7--the day Republican Presidential debates are scheduled--yes, that's the ticket! Can't have the country listening to the debate and hearing how much better of a job any of those folks could do. When House Speaker Boehner objects to this date, I must have media ready to accuse him of playing political games.
Love, Barack
Note: Obama did indeed try to schedule his speech exactly conflicting with the Presidential debates. When House Speaker Boehner quite appropriately suggested the alternate date, the New York Times did, indeed, criticize Boehner, and our local Star Fibune's editorial cartoon on Friday also pillored Boehner for the political gamesmanship introduced by Obama.
