Julian Assange, charismatic leader of Wikileaks, desperate fugitive from Swedish justice and now the latest member of Interpol’s Most Wanted List, has been sleeping on an air mattress in an office at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June 19. Today, he emerged onto a balcony (which is, technically, in Ecuador) above the street outside… Continue reading Welcome to the Hotel Ecuador, Mr. Assange
Tag: Obama
Obama Didn’t Say That, But Romney Doesn’t Care
My first consultation on Thursday morning this week was with Phineas Filch, of the Republican National Committee. To say he looked like the cat who ate the canary would be a pale understatement. No, he looked like the cat who ate the canary, the goldfish, the hamster – as well as the gerbil, then lured… Continue reading Obama Didn’t Say That, But Romney Doesn’t Care
Assange, Assad, Manning, Wikileaks, VEPCO, PEPCO – and Nuts
Friday of last week, two million people in the Washington DC metro area lost electrical power. As I write this, eight days later, half a million still have none. Oh, and by the way, the temperature every day in between has been around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s the ambient, dry-bulb, actual temperature, not including humidity.… Continue reading Assange, Assad, Manning, Wikileaks, VEPCO, PEPCO – and Nuts
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
Fast and Furious Firearms of Phoenix Found Fallacious
Early this week, Lemont from DOJ called and asked Gretchen to block out two fifteen minute blanks bracketing a consultation on Friday. I have received similar requests on occasion in the past, but usually from foreign diplomats, highly secretive captains of industry, or members of the US intelligence community. I bill them for the dead… Continue reading Fast and Furious Firearms of Phoenix Found Fallacious