Tea,Politics,Coffee and Jobs

As I wish myself a 'Happy Birthday' today,I wonder how I find myself in this place.
Here I sit, sloshing my taste buds with the apple cider of October. One honest swig follows a naughty nip, while this old hoboclown detective is dismayed by a new and nagging, yet perplexing analogy- 'Tea is to Politics as Coffee is to Jobs'.

The evidence of past and current events collide head-on, leaving yours truly somewhat whip lashed by the analogy.A quick digest of the War on Poverty at e.wikipedia.org ,described the rise and fall of LBJ's "Great Society" and the application of "federal funds" via the Office of Economic Opportunity to "target U.S. poverty". Predictably,these programs were rejected by many in the 1970's.
Speed forward to 2011 and we see the birth of the Tea Party, challenging big government and over-regulation of the economy.Another quick and tasty glance at current events, yields evidence of coffee merchants
partnering with other concerns to help Americans create jobs! The evidence is at
the Starbucks.com website, which describes a "responsible" joint venture between Starbucks and the "Opportunity Finance Network" to provide loans "to under served
community businesses".I love the new flavor !

I say, cheers to Starbucks while I continue to cuddle my cider,tickle my tea and
caress my coffee as I juggle through my jester's job!