Posted by
Sanford D. Horn on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:42:15 PM
That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Commentary by Sanford D. Horn
January 28, 2009
Trouble is truly afoot in this great nation of ours. The latest group in need of a bailout is the Girl Scouts of America. Moments ago, I heard a report that in an effort to keep costs to the consumer down, there will be fewer cookies in the packages this year and in some cases the size of the cookies have shrunk. This is not an effort to fight obesity, but to combat the rising cost of sugar and other baking-related ingredients. This is not a drill, this is a real emergency. I need my Thin Mints.
I still support the Girl Scouts with my cookie purchases and encourage you to do likewise. After all, the organization still promotes good values.
This message has been brought to you by Sanford D. Horn. I now return you to your regularly scheduled bailout and/or government intervention in your life.
Sanford D. Horn is a writer and political consultant living in Alexandria, VA.
As an immediate follow up, I have received more comments on this item than my usual political material, which sadly demonstrates the prioritization of issues for the average American - cookies, important; cumbling economy with wrong-minded stimulus package, not so much.