Life is full of little "bumps in the road." Bumps in the road are much more palatable to the guy in the car than "cliffs ahead."
So, with discussions in Washington going nowhere to address the "fiscal cliff" situation, the Obama administration will shortly announce that we are headed toward a "fiscal bump in the road" which will hardly be noticeable by most people... except those with taxes to pay, retirement savings, and homes which are worth less than they paid... and maybe doctors... and perhaps the armed forces... and people who use dollars to pay for goods and services.
But those are just minor "bumps in the road." The good news is that Washington, D. C. will still be home to the Congress and the President who, incidentally, are not subject to bumps in the road.
Isn't it amazing how things that seem big can be made much more manageable if we just use the right words? And if you use the right words and they worked once, why not use them again... and again?
Bumpity, bumpity, bump, bump, bump....
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