Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Going rogue in the kitchen

Lobster Tail
Here we go again with this year’s version of who’s in and who’s out. I think we need a whole new way of picking candidates. We should poll each candidate, whether in or not sure if they’re in. The poll could be simple:
What is your favorite food?
What does warm and fuzzy mean to you?  
What do you think comfort food is?
Should you buy your own groceries while in office?
Define quality family time?
How much money should a family of 4 spend each day on dinner?
Do you think that politicians should pay into Social Security and get the same benefits American taxpayers get?
Should government healthcare and pension plans be abolished?
Is paid in Social Security a benefit, or a handout?
How do you feel about cutting benefits to senior citizens?
Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes
Depending on the answers to these questions, politicians could give some insight into their understanding of problems facing real American people.   
As children of the 50’s and 60’s, or as I like to call it “the Ozzie and Harriet years,” for the most part, our mom didn’t work outside of the home. She was running a household with a husband and five children. There were no “Soccer Mom’s at that time. Maverick, Bret and Bart were characters in a TV show and never candidates for the President and Vice President. 
Poor Man's Lobster
Going rogue in the kitchen meant making a dinner from scratch without a recipe, only using leftover ingredients in the refrigerator, or minimal store bought ingredients, while staying strictly in the weekly budget. No money left... no food. Hey why doesn't our government do that?
I’ll vote for someone who eats meatloaf and mashed potatoes, over someone who can afford to eat filet mignon, porterhouse steaks lobster, king crab, or caviar every day. 
Don't watch the campaign during dinner. It's bad for your digestion. 

© Tmelle 1998-2011

3 comments:

Grasshopper said...

Well done Mr. Melle. Very Mavericky. You and Sarah are like peas and carrots.

regina said...

Good post, Tim. Many values are absorbed at the dinner table and this bunch of candidates don't seem to have had that.

sleuth1 said...

summertime, my favorite dish is the garden veggies (zucchini, summer squash, cukes, tomatoes, tomatillos, whatever...and maybe some grapes) tossed with some olive oil and Italian seasonings, wrapped in foil, and set on the back of the grill while the meat is cooking.
mmmmmmmm......