One of our favoritest movies on Earth and a holiday tradition in our house is Christmas in Connecticut, with Dennis Morgan and Barbara Stanwyck, along with an absolutely unforgettable cast backing them up. Everyone is a treasure.
One of our favorite lines from the movie sprung immediately to mind when I read what new German chancellor-elect and Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz had done this morning.
In the movie, Morgan and a buddy are WWII sailors who have been rescued after floating for days at sea after their ship was torpedoed. Their story, quite naturally, becomes a cause celebre, and all the nurses at the hospital where they’re being taken care of are a’ twitter about them.
It doesn’t hurt Morgan is a babe. His buddy Sinkewitz, not so much.
But Morgan is being fed gruel, while his raft buddy – whom Morgan had unselfishly kept alive by feeding…
