He's my representative and claims it was a metaphor:
Johnson issued a written statement Thursday as the mockery mounted.
"I wasn't suggesting that the island of Guam would literally tip over," he said. Johnson said he was "using a metaphor" to describe how adding more military personnel to the tiny island "could be a tipping point which could adversely affect the island’s fragile ecosystem and could overburden its stressed infrastructure."
Sigh. And one of his primary opponents is evil.
Rent! I better write that check now while I'm thinking about it. (I just thought I'd post this in case others needed the reminder, too).
If your metaphor needs a press release, you are probably doing it wrong.
Plain sometimes, smothered in butter and bacon salt others.
There's something almost poetic about the fact that matzoh with butter and bacon salt is, despite all appearances, kosher for passover. (Oh bacon salt! Is there anything you can't do?)
If your metaphor needs a press release, you are probably doing it wrong.
Words to live by.
The man is still recovering from a bout of hepatitis C, but swears he can carry on. This does not support his case.
Someone put unsalted butter in the dish. So wrong on my bagel, man.
Ugh. Up until 2:22am finishing Emmett's paper. He stayed up with me until midnight helping with writing and editing but the rest was just layout and pagination and all that crap.
It'd be comical how tired I am except that I've got to drive to L.A. today.
Anyway. Paper done.
So is Good Friday a day to wear purple?
I think purple is for Easter.