We, the users of GreatGrub, call upon the duly elected representatives of the United States to stand up and cook a meal together. Yes we are talking to you Mr President and you Madame Leader. We’ve heard about your lunch plans and we’re already skeptical of the promises that you have yet to make. The time is ripe to set aside those rotten tomatoes. Nancy you’ve hurled your insults with liberal abandon. George you’ve tossed some spitballs in Nancy’s direction with a conservative zeal. But the votes have been tallied and the mandate screams for you to set aside your differences and to start working together. Two more years of divisiveness and name-calling will get us nowhere.
Therefore a lunch at a high-powered restaurant simply isn’t good enough. You two absolutely need to break some bread and we — the users of GreatGrub — want you to bake that bread. Store-bought rolls will not suffice. The task at hand is considerably too substantial -– the stakes are way too high. After years upon years of partisan animosity, it is time to lead by example. Guide us out of these divisive times and what better way to start than by tying each other’s apron strings.
As any cook will tell you, if you can land multiple dishes on the table with all the trimmings — still hot — then you really ought to be able to figure out how best to handle the economy, foreign policy and even the war in Iraq. In the kitchen, timing is everything and teamwork is essential if you want that meal to turn out right.
This dinner will be no small feat. For you will not only be cooking for your country, but also you will be cooking for your families. Yes, we want the whole Bush clan and the entire Pelosi family sitting around one big dining table. The conversation is bound to be heated so you are going to have to plan your menu well. Choose your cocktail carefully for your icebreaker. Have your loved ones debate the ingredients of your appetizer rather than the state of the nation. Deliver a dry roast for your main course and more than your rump will get chewed. And should you manage to keep your folk at the table long enough to enjoy dessert then the years to come may just turn out a whole lot sweeter.
We implore you, for the good of the nation, to roll up your sleeves, brave the heat of the kitchen and get cooking.
Perhaps you will find inspiration from some of GreatGrub’s recipes or from the suggestions of the GreatGrub community which are sure to follow in comments below.
And then, when the last of the dishes are cleared, perhaps we can coin a new motto: “no morsel left behind.”
