Hold Your Nose, Here Comes Mitch McConnell!

We’ve never had an August day like this before in Washington, and we probably won’t ever again, either – with temperatures reminiscent of early fall and absolutely gorgeous breezes and sunshine.  Too bad I had to work inside, normally this time of year I’d be grateful for the air conditioning.  But Gretchen and I were… Continue reading Hold Your Nose, Here Comes Mitch McConnell!

Carlos’ Dangerous Weiner Imperils NY Mayoral Bid

It was another working Saturday for Gretchen and myself – the situation in the Middle East has been great for business – and I was booked solid for consultations from nine to five-thirty.  But around ten-forty-five, between appointments, Gretchen told me that I had a call waiting from my nephew, Hank Junior, who is studying… Continue reading Carlos’ Dangerous Weiner Imperils NY Mayoral Bid

Totally Zany Liz Cheney Seeks Senate Seat

Like most of the United States east of the Mississippi, Washington spent this week in the grip of a truly torrid heat wave.  The difference, as the old adage has it, between Hell and Washington DC in the summer is that Hell has dry heat.  And at the moment, there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind… Continue reading Totally Zany Liz Cheney Seeks Senate Seat

Jeb Knows Barbara Bush Always Liked George W Best

What with self-radicalizing Islamic terrorists wreaking havoc on our sacred soil, poison-soaked letters worming their way through the mail from the backwaters of Mississippi to the corridors of power in our Nation’s Capital, billows of nerve gas wafting across Syria, sequestration tightening its python grip on the economy, the garment industry in an uproar over massive… Continue reading Jeb Knows Barbara Bush Always Liked George W Best

Republicans Form Circular Firing Squad Around Karl Rove

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