Cerise had to travel out of town this weekend on business, so Thursday night, she gave me a very memorable goodbye. And Veronica, having found another likely prey item, is in Rome for the next eight days, during which, I am sure, she will relieve him of a suitable fee for her companionship. So it… Continue reading RNC Chairmanship Strains Nerves of Steele
Category: Politics and Law
Congress Sticks $12 Billion in its Earmarks
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
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