Driving home on the George Washington Parkway last Thursday evening, my Blackberry let me know someone was texting me. A quick glance revealed that it was Stanley McChrystal. Since the Department of Defense is one of my best customers, and McChrystal is, after all, a four-star general, I figured it behooved me to be as… Continue reading NATO ISAF SUPCOM SOL
Category: Politics and Law
Afghanistan’s Ship Comes In; Finds Nowhere to Dock
Late in the afternoon of June fifteenth, I received yet another visit from Khus Dihugami Dadamizo, Special International Policy Emissary of His Excellency President Hamid Karzai for the Embassy of Afghanistan to the United States of America. As has been his usual routine since he began visiting my office, he spent the first twenty minutes… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Ship Comes In; Finds Nowhere to Dock
A Man with No Future and a Woman with No Past
I know I’m probably going to get a lot of nasty e-mails for saying this, but damn it, I’m sick and tired of Republicans trying to get something for nothing – at least when it comes to my consultation services. I readily concede that Democrats will occasionally button-hole me at a social function and try… Continue reading A Man with No Future and a Woman with No Past
Famous Potato Head Loses Bid for His Own Private Idaho
And here we have Idaho Winning her way to fame. Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze, And romance lies in her name. Last night, Cerise was suppose to meet me at the Capital Grille on Pennsylvania Avenue for dinner, but duty called her away at the last minute. I have a wine locker at… Continue reading Famous Potato Head Loses Bid for His Own Private Idaho
Atlas Puked
Thursday, I received a visit from Jethro Bodine, a member of Rand Paul’s campaign staff. He’s a lanky, bony Kentuckian with deep-set eyes, which peered out at me in distinct suspicion from their twin tunnels carved beneath his low and prominent brow. Abruptly taking the seat directly in front of my desk, he glanced through the picture… Continue reading Atlas Puked