HUMURRAYOUS

BREAKING NEWS: 

 President Biden asserted today that he realizes his speech is sometimes slurred, and he does have trouble at times on stairs.  He acknowledges he is old, and age is beginning to interfere with his duties as President.  He thinks it is time for him to withdraw from the presidential race of 2024 and endorse a younger person, but one who is experienced in the ways of how Washington works.  So today, he is endorsing for president in 2024 a younger man, experienced, and with the proper background on how to get things done.  So today I am endorsing my son, Hunter Biden for President in 2024.  (Just to make sure that people understand, that is a joke.)(And I hope it remains only that.)

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     Some years ago, in the summer of 1945, a knowledgeable Senator spoke with the new President of the US, Harry Truman.  Truman was elected as VP, but Pres. Franklin Roosevelt had died in mid-April so Truman, who had not even been informed about the development of an A-bomb, had to learn on the job rather quickly. 

    The Senator asked Truman, "You can't be serious about using that new bomb on a Japanese city.  We will first have to have a cease fire to remove the civilians from the targeted area.  That is essential for a humane way of war."  Truman replied, "When we drop the bomb, the bomb itself will remove many of the civilians.  And then we will have a real peace!"  (This is not a real conversation; this is a joke, but one with relevance to today.)    Hugh Murray