The Lego Solution
By Saturday, the day the
U.S. government came to a grinding halt, Washington, D.C. long-timer and
incoming Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi had "had enough of the wall
already."
We all know how Pelosi
feels about "the" Wall. After meeting with Trump and Chuck Schumer
over the impending government shut down, she made some kind of statement about
Trump's manhood or something, and then the gloves (or in Pelosi's case, the
earrings) were off, power sunglasses on.
So, while most Americans
were trying to decide if they liked the sturdiness-looking wall that costs way
more than the slatty-kinda wall, that costs less because it will take less
steel to produce and we all know with the prices China is charging us for steel
these days, well, it was a tough decision. I mean, cost consciousness without a
soul, or give Americans jobs by allowing them to manufacture steel here so that
more steel can be made, not to mention the shipping costs we'd save. Do you
know how much it costs to ship enough steel slatty-things from China to build
"a wall" from California to Louisiana?
Way more than…oh hell, you
get the picture. It is the government. They are expected to pay more for less.
Speaking of which, did we ever get that $640 toilet seat cover issue fixed with
the Pentagon?
Well, as we mentioned
before, Pelosi was furious at the President for seemingly ruining her Christmas
with her family. She was looking forward to a relaxing time especially with her
grandchildren who call her Madam Speaker, in a familial sort of way.
So, the kids are gathered
around the tree. It was always a family tradition to give each child a toy. One
of the toys for one of the boys was a complete Lego kit titled "Build A
Wall."
"Wow!" exclaimed
Nancy. "That's it." Before you could say "Mr. Gorbachev Tear
Down That Wall!" Nancy Pelosi was on the phone with the folks at Legoland
in Winter Garden, FL asking them how many Legos they had. When all was said and
done, there was a new proposal on the table.
Pelosi flew back to
Washington that evening, knowing she would find the President alone in the
Presidential living area, drinking eggnog and contemplating his next tweet. She
approached his room, knocked on his door. He opened it, but when he saw who was
on the other side, he began to close it. And then, as if by magic, he noticed a
bag of colors. Bright reds, blues, yellows, in tiny brick shapes and he
realized, in that split second, the "wall" he wished for so badly was
the wall his daddy kicked over a long, long Christmas ago. But how? How could
Nancy have known that was what he wished for all his life? A wall made out of
Legos.
And as he allowed Nancy in
his living quarters, he realized, "hey, I'm not such a bad guy. I am
building a wall with a Democrat."
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