While I was stuck here in Washington with all the world’s problems and rotten weather to boot, Cerise made it out of town last weekend for a nice trip to St. Croix. And as luck would have it, thanks to winter storm Pax, despite her planned return on Thursday she was stuck there until at… Continue reading Putin’s Olympic Gold Fever Heats Up
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Sochi Olympics – Bolshoi Bungle on the Black Sea
The Debt Ceiling Spectre again haunts Washington DC. Suspended since October 17, 2013, it rose from the dead, like Osiris, or Jesus, if you prefer, on Friday, and promptly at noon, the United States of America was technically broke. Thanks to various sleights of hand on the part of the Treasury Department and the Federal… Continue reading Sochi Olympics – Bolshoi Bungle on the Black Sea
Royal Caribbean Poop Cruise Shivers the Industry’s Timbers
My four o’clock appointment on Wednesday was with Richard Branleur Couilles-Baiser, formerly of Montreal, Quebec, but today the chief industry lobbyist for the International Alliance of Holiday Cruise Ship Associations, a trade organization headquartered here in Washington DC. He strode smartly into my office, tossed his briefcase on the coffee table and perched jauntily on… Continue reading Royal Caribbean Poop Cruise Shivers the Industry’s Timbers
Tea Party Master Debaters Vow to Beat Boehner – Later
When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle’s on a poodle and the poodle’s eating noodles, they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle. – Representative Lois Frankel, D-Florida,The Congressional Record, Saturday, September 28, 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, you can’t make this stuff up. … Continue reading Tea Party Master Debaters Vow to Beat Boehner – Later
Paula Deen’s N-Word Problem Only Tip of Iceberg
My very first consultation on Thursday morning was with Dr. Omunika Tyronenette Shabazz, Vice Director of the Center for Political Correctness here in Washington DC. The purpose of her visit became clear almost immediately. “Mr. Collins,” she opened as she picked up the heavy, leather upholstered chair positioned to the right of my desk and… Continue reading Paula Deen’s N-Word Problem Only Tip of Iceberg