In an effort to try to jump-start the Euro-Zone economy, various Euro-Zone countries sent trade delegations to the US, especially Texas because of the robust Texas economy. When the Dutch trade group showed Greg Abbott, the new Texas Governor, some of the proposed trade items, the meeting went up in smoke . . .
It had already been a bad news day as Charlie drove to the store; an unbalanced budget, political uncertainty, the Eurozone crisis, North Korea with a new leader, and the Iranians trying to go nuclear. But all of that paled into insignificance as he went through the checkout line and saw in the tabloids, “Pippa Dumped Three Times In Six Months And Doesn’t Know Why,” ” Kim Addicted To Plastic Surgery,” and “Michelle Obama Secretly Dating Ryan Seacrest!” Now there was some bad news . . . . . David, Sf.G.
