No sooner had Gretchen arrived to open up the office this morning than a plump, middle-aged gentleman walked in and asked to see me. When she informed him I wouldn’t be in until nine, he told her he would wait until I arrived. When she told him that I already had a solid slate of… Continue reading I Can’t Believe It’s Not a Felony
Category: Economics and Finance
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
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
George Washington Carver Rolls Over in Grave
Mr. Hieronymus Hogg of the American Goober Council came to visit today, in a proper tizzy, as would be expected, given recent events. There’s just no doubt about it – the last two or three years have not been good ones for the noble peanut, Arachis hypogaea, that sturdy, magnanimous and nutritious legume, which has,… Continue reading George Washington Carver Rolls Over in Grave
Geraldine Wilson, Please Phone Home
When Gretchen booked Nathaniel Gordon of the National H1B Visa Coalition for a consultation, I suspected he would present some tough problems, and I dare say he did not disappoint me. Arriving promptly at eight a.m., wearing a ten thousand dollar suit, a six thousand dollar pair of shoes, a thousand dollar French cut shirt… Continue reading Geraldine Wilson, Please Phone Home