Someone’s got a case of the Mondays: President Barack Obama signed an executive order Monday requiring federal contractors to offer employees up to seven paid sick days a year.
In a related move, Obama made a note in his personal calendar to call out sick on the days he is scheduled to pardon the Thanksgiving turkey, meet with the New England Patriots in the Oval Office, and go golfing with Boehner after the Speaker has already hit the country club cocktail lounge.
Surfing the vast cultural wasteland: “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” debuts at 11:30 tonight on CBS.
One of Colbert’s opening night guests is presidential candidate Jeb Bush. Judging from the treatment Bush has been getting lately from Donald Trump, it could turn out to be a Very Special Episode about the traumatic effects of bullying.
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1985, Pete Rose collected his 4,191st hit, tying Ty Cobb’s career record. Rose finished his career with 4,256 hits.
The Buzz bets that record will stand for many years to come, and so does Pete.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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