You're Serious, Right?

Hello People! I'm back from vacation. You're welcome. As I ease back into my pre-vacation routine, I can't help but notice that the crazy train just keeps chugging along. Where to begin?
Let's start here. While the President and his band of merry men continue "historic" nuclear negotiations with Iran, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, delivers a speech to his faithful saying, "Of course, death to America"! The White House response? No big deal, The Ayatollah's comments were "intended for a domestic political audience". Excuse me? Apparently, according to the White House, the Supreme Leader was just playing to the crowd. I guess secretly he really loves America and wants to be our partner in peace, right? Right.
Starbucks raised some eyebrows, and some ire, when they decided to write "Race Together" on their coffee cups to "open a discussion about race in America".  What it did was spark outrage. Gee, who could have seen that coming? It did open a discussion on race. Like, why doesn't Starbucks have any black executives? And, why doesn't Starbucks have stores in any black neighborhoods? So, after 5 days of discussion, Starbucks canned the cups. Hey Starbucks, here's a rule of thumb, people come to you for overpriced coffee, not political or cultural insight. Give the people what they want.
Seattle, Washington, proudly took it's place in history as the first city to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour. Good for you Seattle! The wage hike takes affect on April 1st. There's a problem though. The Seattle Magazine reports that restaurants in The Jet City are closing at a record pace. A spokesman for the Washington Restaurant Association told the Washington Policy Center, "Every operator I'm talking to is in panic mode, trying to figure out what the new world will look like". I can save you the trouble of wondering. It will look something like this:

Good luck with that!

Sway