Representative Steven King, of Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District, had been pestering Gretchen to get a telephone consultation with me since the last days of January. Finally, she managed to fit him in on Friday, February 8th. King: Hello, is this Tom Collins? Tom: Yes, Representative King, that’s me. How can I help you today? King:… Continue reading Republicans Form Circular Firing Squad Around Karl Rove
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Conspiracy Nuts Go Bananas Over Newtown
Having stayed out rather late Saturday night, Cerise and I slept in this morning. She made us breakfast, which included Segafredo cappuccinos made with organic grass fed whole milk, duck eggs Benedict and Dom Pérignon mimosas with the juice of fresh blood oranges – in other words, a typical Sunday breakfast in bed as served… Continue reading Conspiracy Nuts Go Bananas Over Newtown
Utterly Bad, Good ‘n’ Ugly – Eastwood Makes Obama’s Day
This Labor Day, the humidity in Washington was so intense, when I woke up this morning, all the windows were dripping with condensation on the outside. That’s because I had the air conditioning on the inside at a pleasant seventy-two degrees all night. We are expecting the remnants of hurricane Isaac, too, but the family… Continue reading Utterly Bad, Good ‘n’ Ugly – Eastwood Makes Obama’s Day
Texas to United Nations – Don’t Mess with Lubbock!
Yesterday morning, I had yet another appointment with Austin Houston Crockett Bowie Bonham III, a sixth-generation Texas rancher and conservative political operative who, it seems, pays me a visit nearly every time he travels to Washington. Most of our consultation concerned election strategies for Mitt Romney, on whose campaign Mr. Bonham now proudly serves. Toward… Continue reading Texas to United Nations – Don’t Mess with Lubbock!
Tea Party Discovers that John Roberts Impeachment is Supremely Problematic
On Thursday, June 28, the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, thanks to Chief Justice John Roberts figuring out that although the law’s individual mandate to buy health insurance was unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause, it is, nevertheless, just fine and dandy under another part of the Constitution pertaining to Congressional… Continue reading Tea Party Discovers that John Roberts Impeachment is Supremely Problematic