Its that time of year when I look forward to A Christmas Story.
As an adolescent, I listened to Jean Shepard on my 8 transistor Japanese pocket radio. He was on WOR radio in New York from 10:15 to 11pm. It was during those radio shows that I was introduced to Flick and Scut Farkus. Shep was so eloquent. His use of the English language was educational for me. Sometimes he would do serious stuff, sometimes he would recount stories of his childhood like ACS. Sometimes he would spend the entire show reading Hi-Ku. And other times, he'd shout out "Excelsior, you fathead". I have great fondness for Jean Shepard. He, unbeknownst to him, molded my sense of humor and properly warped it.
So with the goings on regarding the "Nuclear Option" this week, I was reminded me of Schwartz and his challenge to Flick. POTUS nominated 1, then 2, then 3 candidates to the DC court. Basically, daring the Repubs to filibuster them. They took the dare and we know how it turned out for Flick on that frozen pole. Segue the orange peel.
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