DA old timers  

Oh goody!! I've watched every episode of VEEP twice so I know all the requisite swears! Reporting for duty, SIR!
Mark, we must redo the oval office in that same paisley. I love paisley.

YES. Now that "My Turn"-Nancy is out of the picture, anything goes at the White House. (Did the Obamas decorate with Kuba cloth ? I love that stuff . . .)

I know they bought some things for the girls' rooms at IKEA!
Eameshead, do you have enough spare shell chairs for the cabinet meeting room?

Yes of course I have plenty of shells VP Spanky,
I was thinking that all the shells could be from Eame's Venice studio, and I would like to pair them with original LAR cat's cradle bases. And we could use the little LTR side tables scattered in a loose circle instead of the big formal conference table.
All meetings must be held as close to the floor as possible. Especially if cabinet members are gonna puff… That way it's easier to look up at President Mark's paisley walls while putting ideas together.
I saw where Trump needs money now. Some things never change…

Yeah, he's out of money, and I don't think we will ever see his tax returns. I don't think he is anywhere near billionaire status in real life. I think he knows he'll be the laughing stock of the world (i mean, even worse than he already is) when everyone sees the truth in print. It will be even more delicious given what a stink he made about Obama's birth certificate, even to the point of not believing it when it was presented. Would Trump insist that his own tax returns are not accurate? Of course! OMG, i want them to be made public so bad.

Poor silly hate-filled fools. Maybe there won't be a Republican party "to kick around any more," when this is all over ?
Mark, who's your veep pick (to use the lingo) ? I'm sure you have a wider circle to choose from than just us DA old-timers . . .
Bumper sticker: "AUNT MARK -- You know it's Right (er, Left) !" Aw, we can do better than that. Will a haiku fit on a bumper sticker that you can read without tailgating too bad ?

A MAN FOR THE TIMES
AUNT MARK 2016
VOTE PINK, VOTE PAISLEY
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or simply:
TRUMP OFF EARTH NOW!
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YOU KNOW HE'S WRONG... RIGHT?
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So far, I have seen exactly ONE "Trump for President" sign in my entire area (20 miles north of SF).
If I had a store, I would fear a steep loss of business if I were to put up a large pro-Trump sign.
At the very least, I expect to see the sign egged very soon.

It would be gone by Tuesday if not for our innate "Live and let live" mentality, here, no ? Or is that merely political correctness rearing its dear old head . . .

For those contemplating new decoration of the Oval Office, I present a pair of photos of the present condition. Print 'em out and color 'em in as you please. Extra points for Photoshopping or collage work . . .
Who will dare to break the strangle-hold of symmetry evident in these and many other images of the room ? (Really, they couldn't find a second grandfather clock . . . ?)

This took much too long to do and hardly shows the finesse that I'd expect from such a laborious undertaking (thank you, online photo editor), BUT I did come up with what I think is a nice addition to the symmetry!
I was gonna stick one of your political comic strips in one of those frames (NOT Lincoln's!) but it was so bitmappy in that size that it was not even recognizable.
I also thought about paisley wallpaper but too much masking.
I give you all----[DRUM ROLL, then Hail to the Chief from unseen U.S. Marine Band]----
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...President Aunt Mark and the First Cat.

JUMPING JESUS ON A POGO STICK!
My dearest Spanky,
You are absolutely one of the brightest stars in my twisted galaxy. Oh my god!
Fondly,
Your Aunt Mark and Mr. Chopper

Aw shucks, Auntie. I just wish I was a better photoshopper so I could have done all the rest of my ideas in a quarter of the time.
BUT! Here is dessert:

Fabulous !!!
The perspective is good -- and everything. I luv it. Let someone else slave over the wallpaper; this should be a community effort. Mark, what's you pleasure : paisley, or Pulitzer ? Marimekko, maybe ?
The giant squrl (rhymes with URL ?) reminds me of Spiny Norman, the imaginary hedgehog from a Monty Python piece. He was the bete noir of fictional London thug Dinsdale Piranha, the one who nailed Nigel's head to the flowah -- "Well, he had to, really, didn't he . . . ?" Aunt Mark, of course, would play the part John Cleese took in the episode: Dinsdale's gun moll . . .

Here, if you don't believe me -- see for yourself ! (I may have got a few minor details wrong, sure. So -- sue me.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZkWL-XvO0U

Hi.
'twas a stormy sunrise today, so I baked a cheesecake. I wore pink. I did.
Hi,
Aunt Mark
ps. I am in mourning. My old bud Bill Cunningham died. He is still dead.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/style/bill-cunningham-legendary-times-...