If it proves not to be possible to fully protect Scotland's interests through the UK process then the prime minister knows that a second independence referendum is of course on the table.
On the day of the potluck, set out the main course on the table and tell guests where to put the food.
The two sides, which have fought in court for two and a half years over the site, dates and just about every other aspect of this match -- to the disgust of many in the yacht racing community -- have had several meetings in recent months, and at one of them the idea of altering the courses was on the table.
The wine list is the real drawcard, but seated as I am with my back to the room, I haven't succeeded in being able to order a wine before the first courses land on the table – a cardinal sin.
Ryan's proposals are important less because his plan is the only viable one in Washington -- Simpson-Bowles, of course, remains on the table -- but because it is viable at all.
"How you guys feeling?" he asked, as the fourth course landed on the table.
Of course it's on the table.
Yes, he says softly, of course that plant on the table has a soul, as do dogs and rocks.
The animals prancing about the room aren't just for show of course – they're on the table as well.
Unless, of course, the problem on the table has to do with Wall Street, in which case "everything can be done, has been done, and will be done".
