The potential Republican government shutdown, which will take effect tomorrow night if it happens, has forced The Carter Center in Atlanta to move its 99th-birthday celebrations from Sunday — President Jimmy Carter's actual birthday — to tomorrow.
This is annoying to any of us who like Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and who believe in the good that government can do. But The Carter Center staff seem to have handled the logistics without a hitch. That's unsurprising, since for 40 years now, they've managed with skill, dedication and savvy to eradicate horrible tropical diseases and monitor elections around the globe.
And never fear — the White House is doing its bit, too. This cute sign, topped by 39 birthday candles (JEC3 was the 39th President, don'tcha know), will be on display on the North Lawn all weekend.
The young Joe Biden was the first Senator to endorse Carter in the 1976 Presidential race, snd they've been good friends ever since. We cats think this is swell, and we PURR.
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