President Barack Obama was flabbergasted when he found out that not just his daughters school but many others in Washington closed their doors this Wednesday. He was very surprised that they were not having classes because of a little bit of snow that had fallen the night before. He said, "...My children's school was canceled today. Because of, what? Some ice?" His children had said that while in Chicago they never canceled school. Mr. President also said that they are going to have to make Washington more tough. He didn't mean to say that they are wimps, but there are just a few things that Washington can't handle, like weather.I think this is very interesting. It is very funny how the President doesn't believe that Washington has as much toughness as Chicago does. I guess they just need to see a little bit more snow and ice than they do to fully understand what tough is. Chicago definitely receives a greater amount of snow per year than Washington. If the President thinks he can toughen Washington up, I'm not sure how he thinks he'll do it. If a little snow had fallen the night before while here in Minnesota, we'd still be going to school the next day. The only way school is canceled here is if it is less than 40 degrees BELOW zero. There would have to be a blizzard warning from the National Weather Service and actual snow falling from the sky. I guess that we Minnesotans are just a little bit tougher than the citizens of Washington, D.C. I suppose it is a little different when it comes to school closings in such a metropolitan area, though. Yet, schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul do not close without a valid reason either. For us, here in Minnesota it quite different than in Washington.
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