This is where The Donald could comparatively do well

"With Congress you have to get everybody in a room. You have to get them to agree with what you want. You have to get people in, grab 'em, hug 'em, kiss 'em, and get the deal done. But it's got to be that deal that you want."
—Donald Trump

Obama was not a schmoozer, and Congress runs on getting greased. Be it money, PR, pork for their district or state, or other forms of enrichment: Congress wants greased. Obama didn't play the game the way they were used to playing it. I saw a piece written about him where an aide said that A Person wanted another photo with him, and he didn't understand why because he knew they already had a photo with him.

I think he's improved on this, but I think his not playing the game hampered a lot of legislative work being done.

Happy National Bagel Day! (also National Pizza Day)

Sorry, for Americans only. I don't know when those days are in the UK or Canada. :-)

Just kidding, what the heck difference does your location make? If you're in a position to enjoy a pizza or bagel today, go for it! Sadly, we don't have a good source for fresh bagels here, nor any exceptional pizza. *sigh*

It's been a couple of months since I had a good bagel, though I had an acceptable bagel in DC last week. I was intending to get one at DFW on my flight back, but the timing didn't work. And I don't think I've had a good pizza since Christmas, I had some time to spend waiting for a computer repair, so I went to a friend's restaurant in Scottsdale and had an excellent chicken/arugula/fig sauce pizza for lunch.

I'm planning to go back to Phoenix next month for the Renaissance festival, I shall make sure good pizza will be included in the menu! (There is good pizza in Las Cruces, but there's lots of good food there, so sometimes desire for pizza gets overridden)