Over the holiday break, I was back in Boston visiting family. Whilst there, a certain thought struck me about the new Speaker of the House, John Boehner. I was compelled to relate this thought to my sister, here in DC, via text. The following is the transcript of that conversation:

** Warning, this conversation is lacking in maturity and decency***

Me: From now on, I'm only going to refer to John Boehner as John Boner!

Sis: Actually, I prefer the Orange Crying Man.

Great minds sis, great minds...

And Mr. Boner the Orange Crying Man did not disappoint during the State of the Union. Cry, cry, cry. I used to find his weeping amusing and would have dared say that I admired that level of sensitivity and sentimentality coming from a male. However, I'd like to see what would happen to a female politician if she espoused the same qualities. She would be thought of as weak and criticized by the Cancer Society for her artificial tan.

Food for thought for a Friday.