Each time I go there, it’s déjà vu all over again. Yes, the Turkish Embassy in Washington looks just like the spooky embassy of an ancient imperial nation should look – something straight out of a spy thriller movie, a hulking bunker, faced with stone in a rococo 18th century style. Topped with one of… Continue reading Big Confused Turkey Mobbed by Little Blue Twitter Birds
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Facebook Pot Calls NSA Kettle Black
Things keep hopping here in Washington, as Hamid Karzai kissing off Uncle Sam in his farewell address to the Afghan Parliament; Obama backing out on his new nominee for Surgeon General; the United States Attorney managing to convince a grand jury to indict an Indian Deputy Consul General along with the customary ham sandwich –… Continue reading Facebook Pot Calls NSA Kettle Black
Pat McCrory’s MLK Day Dream – No Vote for NC’s 12th District
Despite the national holiday here in the United States being celebrated next Monday, in fact Wednesday January 15 was the actual birthday of the Right Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior, Ph.D. And it was on the good Doctor’s birthday that I received a call from Pat McCrory, the Republican governor of North Carolina. Tom:… Continue reading Pat McCrory’s MLK Day Dream – No Vote for NC’s 12th District
GOP Insiders Proclaim – No Fools On Our Ticket!
With New Year’s Day in the middle of the week, business won’t get back to full volume here in Washington until this coming Monday, when I am booked up solid for ten hours of consultations. The rest of next week is like that too, and so when Gretchen had to begin offering clients the choice of… Continue reading GOP Insiders Proclaim – No Fools On Our Ticket!
Tea Party Boiling Mad About Budget Deal
Even in Washington, things do slow down somewhat during Christmas Week. Nevertheless, I still had full consultation schedules every day but Tuesday, which was Christmas Eve, and, of course, on Wednesday, Christmas Day, when everybody in town except the military, the cops, the firemen, the spies and the hookers goes off duty. But President Obama… Continue reading Tea Party Boiling Mad About Budget Deal