As frequent readers of this Web log are no doubt aware, my full name is Tom Collins Martini. I have mentioned before that my grandfather grew up in New York’s Little Italy and subsequently abandoned it, anglicizing his last name to Martin, moving to a white picket fence suburb and forbidding his wife to speak… Continue reading Ben Carson to Learn How to Engage Brain Before Putting Mouth in Gear
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Boehner Resigns; Republicans Form Circular Firing Squad
After the Union Army of the Cumberland was routed by the redoubtable Confederate General Braxton Bragg at the Battle of Chickamauga, President Abraham Lincoln noted that its commander, General William S. Rosecrans, was “confused and stunned like a duck hit on the head.” I never fully understood what Lincoln was talking about until this morning,… Continue reading Boehner Resigns; Republicans Form Circular Firing Squad
Donald Trump – A Riddle Inside a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma with Insanity Sauce
Friday was the regular Republican National Committee consultation appointment, and Dick Bilmoer, their premier political policy wonk extraordinaire, was in a state of high dungeon. “Damn it all, Collins!” he bellowed as he flung himself down on the couch in front of the picture window overlooking the White House, “there’s no underestimating the idiocy of… Continue reading Donald Trump – A Riddle Inside a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma with Insanity Sauce
What We All Know Now is a Lot of Republicans Want to be President
As I have mentioned before on this Web Log, my clients need not identify themselves if they do not wish to. The only exception is if they want to obtain an initial consultation without charge, and I hardly ever deviate from that rule. That issue proved moot this morning, when “Mr. Xavier,” as called himself,… Continue reading What We All Know Now is a Lot of Republicans Want to be President
Massie vs. Boehner is to David vs. Goliath as Tea Party vs. Congress is to…
Saturday night, at the conclusion of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Cerise and I attended three of the after-parties, not arriving back at my home in Great Falls, Virginia until shortly after four in the morning. So we were just having breakfast in bed on Sunday afternoon when my landline phone rang. Caller ID showed… Continue reading Massie vs. Boehner is to David vs. Goliath as Tea Party vs. Congress is to…