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‘Slurpee Unity Tour’ Under Way

No word yet on whether the nation’s most powerful elected officials will actually be sipping Goji Berry Cherry Slurpees when discussing tax cuts on Nov. 18. But the Slurpee sellers at 7-11 are giddily taking advantage of the golden marketing opportunity with a “Slurpee Unity Tour” now zigzagging across the country to Washington. (AP Photo/Larry Crow)

The president’s campaign-trail attack on Republicans as Slurpee-sipping do-nothings boomeranged on him the day after the GOP won the House majority in last week’s midterm elections. He was asked if he would have likely House Speaker John Boehner over for the slushy 7-Eleven staple, and the White House meeting next week with Congressional leaders was jokingly dubbed the “Slurpee Summit”/ Associated Press . More here .

Question: When did you last drink a 7-11 Slurpee?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog