what a mess out there. with all this construction going on, it s going to take a miracle to get our customers in here. i thought you called the city to find out what was going on. i have called them every morning and every afternoon for the past two weeks. - what did they say ? - nothing. i still haven t spoken to anyone. - in other words, they re campaigning for reelection. - exactly. - hello. - hello. - i am hassan. - i m sorry, sir. we are not open yet. no problem. i think you should know, sir, there are people who are placing. pieces of wood with stripes on them all over the street in front of your cafe. yes, we know. the city promised to remove them. but it hasn t happened yet. i see. excuse me, one moment. what a strange man. i can t help thinking he reminds me of someone. so has anyone seen my cousin ? i told him to wait out in front of the cafe. i should have guessed. okay, everything is much better now, huh ? hassan, what are you doing with those ? they were blockin
night s news that standard & poors had downgraded our credit rating for the first time ever, there had been a scramble to understand and interpret it. now the news came after the rather tepid jobs report that showed a slight down tick in the unemployment rate. gosh, even that was stained by revelations that it was largely because so many people have simply quit looking for a job. maybe that s not the entire story. i mean, in a week of bleak economic news, president obama celebrated his 50th birthday with a $35,800 a plate dinner in chicago. then he blew out the candles on the cake in the walls of the white house with a star-studded bash featuring stevie wonder, tom hanks and a lot of other a lifters from hollywood. given the hard times, and such parties at a time when 16 american americans don t have jobs, but not me. i want to congratulate the president and not just for his 50th birthday. i want to congratulate him for his obvious efforts to really stimulate our sluggish eco
rating for the first time ever, there had been a scramble to understand and interpret it. now the news came after the rather tepid jobs report that showed a slight down tick in the unemployment rate. gosh, even that was stained by revelations that it was largely because so many people have simply quit looking for a job. maybe that s not the entire story. i mean, in a week of bleak economic news, president obama celebrated his 50th birthday with a $35,800 a plate dinner in chicago. then he blew out the candles on the cake in the walls of the white house with a star-studded bash featuring stevie wonder, tom hanks and a lot of other a lifters from hollywood. given the hard times, and such parties at a time when 16 american americans don t have jobs, but not me. i want to congratulate the president and not just for his 50th birthday. i want to congratulate him for his obvious efforts to really stimulate our sluggish economy. because now hopefully none of the presidents guests fle