Nights On Broadway

Last week, President Obama kept one of his campaign promises and took his wife Michelle up to the Great White Way to take in some fine dining and a Broadway Show. I got no problem with date night, as I think it is an important to a relationship to spend quality time together. As Obama is the President, it is the responsibility of the taxpayers to secure the first family, so this required some real work for the Secret Service and the logistical planners. Even if it is the night before GM files for bankruptcy.

Oh, but then comes reality knocking at the door. Isn't President Obama the same guy running around asking everyone from the Israelis to the Klingons to sacrifice. He asked Americans to turn up the A/C (on snow here at BAHL's pad), to stop driving cars people don't want (got the Chevy SUV and the 400HP V8 Pontiac in the garage) and proclaimed we just cannot live life like we used to.

Does this not apply to him? Do as I say but not as I do! This is the same guy who went on yet another apology tour (for the love of God put a sock in it) this week and toured the Pyramids. Nice carbon footprint on you!

Well, even if he has not, I have done some sacrificing. Once Obama was elected I knew the economic problems we were in the midst of (due to the housing crisis caused by you know who) were sure to lengthen. And, being employed in the Real Estate business, cash flow has been compromised. Therefore, a ten year string of annual runs to Manhattan ended, as did taking in a Broadway show.

While over the years there were a couple of shows I was happy they served beer at, some were nothing short of outstanding. But, all in all, our experiences were grand!

So, glad to know my tax dollars allowed someone to catch a play on Broadway. As you may suspect, the show Obama saw, August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," tells the tale of a black man searching for identity after slavery. I agree with Rush Limbaugh that the Obama's do appear as if they carry some anger around with them and perhaps this is a subject they cannot put in the past. Obviously from his continuous apologies, he thinks America has a lot to apologize for. I do not.

Anyhow, I sure did miss New York this year. No worries missing August Wilson's play. Now, if only Obama would quit recklessly spending our money so the economy has a fighting chance we might make it back sometime.