Kevin McCarthy represents the twenty-second California congressional district, and this November, the Republicans selected him to be the new Majority Whip in the 112th Congress, which will assume power in January. Meanwhile, Eric Cantor, who represents the seventh district of Virginia, is Minority Whip in the current 111th Congress, and is certain to be the… Continue reading Hard and Nasty Boehner Goes Soft
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Steele, the Moor of First Street Southeast
This evening, just after I had just been seated at 1789, my Blackberry cheerfully announced a caller – but there was no ID – blocked, apparently. I knew it wasn’t Cerise, because she had called me before I left the office to let me know, that due to unavoidable circumstances which had suddenly arisen at… Continue reading Steele, the Moor of First Street Southeast
Taking a Big Wikileak – in Stride
A happy diplomat, it is said, lives in an English house, eats Chinese food, has a Japanese wife, receives American wages and drives a German car. His name is mentioned in the media, his secrets appear exclusively in diplomatic cables, and he vacations alone every summer in the south of France. Jack, whose middle name… Continue reading Taking a Big Wikileak – in Stride
Invasion of the Body Searchers
When I arrived at the office shortly before eight o’clock this morning, Gretchen informed me that my anticipated consultation, a diplomat from the Embassy of Afghanistan, had requested a postponement – something about the situation involving the Akhtar Mohammad Mansour impostor. Perfectly understandable, I guess – yesterday, after all, it became common knowledge that NATO… Continue reading Invasion of the Body Searchers
Quantitative Queasiness
My younger brother Rob Roy, his wife Katje and my nephew Jason dropped by my office this afternoon. After my final consultation of the day, we all went out to an early repast at Morton’s, followed by a performance of Hair at the Kennedy Center. Word has it that audience members wearing sufficiently authentic 1960’s… Continue reading Quantitative Queasiness