I had just finished with my last client appointment, and was preparing to leave work early today, when my private secretary let me know that I had a telephone call. It was Paisley, my nephew Jason’s latest girlfriend. Paisley: Mr. Collins? Tom: Hi, Paisley, what can I do for you? Jason: You can help us… Continue reading Red State Master Debate
Category: Society and Trends
Bearly Legal
Sunday is the only day of the week that the only Sudanese restaurant in Washington serves Sudanese food. The rest of the week, it serves a jumble of Middle Eastern and Greek favorites, like dolmades, baba ghanouj, fattoush, tabouleh, hummus, falafel, gyros, baklava, harisa, sharwama, rabab, shish kabab and shish kifta. They also have omelettes,… Continue reading Bearly Legal
Estrogen Lobby Endorsements Unease Edwards Et Alia
He insisted on not giving his name, but the earnest young man who visited me at my office at four o’clock this afternoon didn’t keep who he works for a secret – he’s with the John Edwards presidential campaign. He was sent to consult me on a matter of vital importance to all the presidential… Continue reading Estrogen Lobby Endorsements Unease Edwards Et Alia
Turducken, Beltway Style
As regular readers of this Web log know, today was Thanksgiving, and therefore my friend Cerise and I arrived in the early afternoon at my sister Rose’s lovely suburban home to partake of the traditional festivities and feast. Regular readers also know that, due to the subprime mortgage market implosion, for the last few months… Continue reading Turducken, Beltway Style
Push Poll Me Pull You
It’s simply glorious today here at home, the fall colors at peak and the sun shining fierce autumnal rays through them, and it was likewise a challenge to sit inside, even with a very impressive view of it all, pounding away as I was on yet another policy analysis with a short deadline. Then the… Continue reading Push Poll Me Pull You