I think anyone who has read the previous post would forgive me for stiffing my client completely on the deliverable we discussed, but in my view, reputation is paramount, and a deal’s a deal. So Winslow got what he ordered last Wednesday, and well before the deadline, too. Senator Larry Craig’s Strategy Alternatives and Redemption… Continue reading High Noon for a Midnight Cowboy
Category: Politics and Law
Famous Brokeback Potatoes
Congress is in recess but, thanks to air conditioning and permanent on-site staff, the business of Congress continues year-round, unabated. And so it was that yesterday a summon came from Winslow, a staffer for Senator Larry Craig of Idaho, to discuss matters current and pressing. Unless you have just arrived back from the New Guinea… Continue reading Famous Brokeback Potatoes
Al-Maliki and the Forty Thousand Thieves
Being my private secretary is not a job for the faint-hearted, and mine is as tough as nails. But even she has her limits, and those were nearly breached on Friday afternoon, when, between meetings, she knocked on my office door with a well-controlled “Mr. Collins? May I come in?” that was, nonetheless, just a… Continue reading Al-Maliki and the Forty Thousand Thieves
Reverse Poll-ish Conflation
I was preparing for orals on a proposal this morning when my private secretary rang to say that Miller from the Pentagon desperately needed to talk to me. I didn’t have much time, but Miller’s organization has been a pretty good client, and, as they say, a bird in the hand is worth two in… Continue reading Reverse Poll-ish Conflation
Rat Deserts Sinking Ship of State
Usually, I make my own coffee in the morning, but on nights when I sleep over at Cerise’s place, we get our breakfast pick-me-up at an espresso bar near where she lives. She had just hurried off to work and I was almost finished with my quad neat espresso and a decent almond croissant, when… Continue reading Rat Deserts Sinking Ship of State