January 17 2009

Well gang, there’s a big party coming up next week across the nation, with the center of activity being in Washington D.C. to be sure.
But of the smaller parties being held, non will be more grand than that being planned by the Secret Order of inebriated Hibernians.
Frustrated by not having an Irishman in the White House since JFK, these lads are barely able to contain their joy at having Obama’s inauguration coming up on Tuesday.
Knowing that there exists in this country an undercurrent of prejudice against the Irish, they are rejoicing at the clever but simple ploy used by the President Elect who slyly left out the apostrophe between the "O" and the "B" in Obama. Giving the illusion that his last name is Arabic.
They also suspect that his first name is really spelled B-r-o-c-k. Brock.
The fact that Rush Limbaugh didn’t catch it, makes them chuckle all the more.
There’s nothing that lights up an Irishman’s heart like the legerdemain of politics.
Because of societal pressures to make the party a dignified occasion, it was decided to make it an Irish whisky tasting party. With horsderves of pickled pigs feet, hard-boiled eggs, and pizza.
Beside the commonly known brands here in the states, John Powers, Jamieson’s, and Tullamore Dew and the like, fifty different labels have been brought in from Ireland itself. Including some single malts.
And rumor has it that the whisky tasting glasses are to be lead crystal urine specimen containers, engraved with the date, and an image of the White House.
If you are invited, be sure to go. It is certainly going to be the social event of the season, and will be remembered for a long time.
If you don’t go, you get the feeling that some details of the party will probably make it to the late news anyway, if you catch my drift.
Don’t it sound just grand?

Till next week
Helga Biermeister
Secretary