My ten o’clock consultation this morning was booked for one Augustus Stanley Aubrey Beardsley IV, representing the Citizens’ United National Taxpayers Society for Opposing, Negating and Interdicting Congressional Earmarks. I noticed, as Gretchen showed him into my office, that he was toting a huge lawyer’s briefcase. And stuffed inside it was an enormous computer printout,… Continue reading Congress Sticks $12 Billion in its Earmarks
Author: tomcollins
CPAC Fever Diagnosed as Krohn’s Disease
Almost since the very beginning of this now arguably venerable Web log, many of my loyal readers have e-mailed to chastise me for what they suppose is my unjustifiably patrician taste in Washington DC restaurants. Their objections abound with some excellent recommendations for restaurants, bistros, cafes, diners, eateries and even pushcarts here inside the Beltway… Continue reading CPAC Fever Diagnosed as Krohn’s Disease
Tom Advises the Greatest Mardi Gras Clown in History
Bobby Jindal had to call my office four times today before he finally caught me during a period when I wasn’t with a client. “So who’s this Bobby Jindal guy?” Gretchen asked during a lull in the action shortly after his third attempt. “He’s the governor of Louisiana,” I informed her, “and a very prominent… Continue reading Tom Advises the Greatest Mardi Gras Clown in History
Jack Ryan’s Career Remains Secure – for Now
When a GS-15 invites you to dinner at an expensive restaurant and tells you it’s his treat, expect the unexpected. For the record, however, let me state at the outset the claim he made that he was paying proved to be, as is typical where members of the United States Civil Service are concerned, a blatant and… Continue reading Jack Ryan’s Career Remains Secure – for Now
Yuuuh-Huuuh-Huuuh and a Bottle of Akvavit
Things are hopping downtown at the Treasury Building lately – which isn’t to say that anybody there knows what they’re doing. That, I’m afraid, would be too much to expect, even with a new and idealistic Administration facing the greatest challenges of our generation. I could say that working with members of the Civil Service… Continue reading Yuuuh-Huuuh-Huuuh and a Bottle of Akvavit