7 Days in 7 Sentences – 12/6 to 12/13

Life no longer affords the time to look at situations and make sense of them. We see a story on the internet or on TV, and then we get distracted and forget about it. America no longer ponders the state of world affairs over a newspaper in the morning. We have become a nation thoroughly afflicted with Attention Deficit Disorder.

You ought to know what the past week in politics, sports, and culture has held & what it means for your life. Therefore, we set sail on our inaugural trek to provide you with the past 7 days in 7 sentences.

• Sunday the 6th – Mitt Romney said of Barack Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, “It took him a long time. That was a mistake….”
• Monday the 7th – Pitcher Carl Pavano agreed to return to the Minnesota Twins, accepting their offer of salary arbitration.
• Tuesday the 8th – A commercial devoid of common sense and any real efficacy played on the tv on behalf of the Levi’s jean people…

• Wednesday the 9th – Barbara Walters named Adam Lambert one of the ten most interesting people of the year in rousing illustration that the concept of ‘interesting’ has been irreparably watered down.
• Thursday the 10th – The Twins traded pitcher, and former John, Boof Bonser to the Boston Red Sox in a really pleasant and somewhat shocking development.
• Friday the 11th – Sarah Palin showed up on Conan O’Brien’s program and read parts of William Shatner’s book to a surprised Shatner.
• Saturday the 12th – Announced that 44% of Americans would prefer George W. Bush returning as President to Barack Obama.
• Sunday the 13th – The US Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill for the Departments of Education, State, Health and Human Services, Transportation on the way to a $1.5 trillion deficit this year.