Imagine you are a congressman. Now, imagine you are an idiot. Ah, but I repeat myself. – Mark Twain Just as I was about to leave the office this afternoon, Gretchen rang my extension. “I’ve got a Congressman Joe Wilson on Line Three,” she told me, “and he’s really itching to speak with you. He… Continue reading Danger – Engage Brain Before Putting Mouth in Gear
Category: Politics and Law
Bongo, Bongo, Bongo, Gabon Is Not the Congo
Each morning a missionary advertise with neon sign. He tells the native population that civilization is fine. And three educated savages holler from a bamboo tree (Eeeh! Ah-loki-sah-ha-sa-ah-na!) That civilization is a thing for me to see. So bongo, bongo, bongo I don’t want to leave the Congo Oh, no, no, no, no, no! Bingle,… Continue reading Bongo, Bongo, Bongo, Gabon Is Not the Congo
Sanford And Sun – And Fun – In the Land of Perón
My last appointment today was a young fellow who wouldn’t give his name. Well, he told Gretchen he was “Jefferson Smith,” but nobody is really named Jefferson Smith, are they? He also insisted on paying cash. Not that any of this was a problem for me – I get plenty of clients like “Mr. Smith”… Continue reading Sanford And Sun – And Fun – In the Land of Perón
Tree of Liberty Contracts a Nasty Case of Astroturf Blight
I was enjoying a leisurely and authentic gourmet Italian lunch at Tosca on F Street when my Blackberry started vibrating. I hesitated before answering it, but then figured what the hell, my sister-in-law Katje has never, ever called me for a frivolous reason. My gut instinct was she needed my help with her husband, my… Continue reading Tree of Liberty Contracts a Nasty Case of Astroturf Blight
Hillary Clinton’s Dead End Secretarial Job
Well, just as I did on the nineteenth of last November, I heard my eleven o’clock consultation Thursday morning well before I saw her – in the reception area, once again unloading a boatload of grief on poor Gretchen. “Who the hell is that?” My current appointment, a gentleman from Norway, with whom I had spent… Continue reading Hillary Clinton’s Dead End Secretarial Job