Nugent the Neanderthal Calls Obama Subhuman

My seven o’clock consultation session yesterday evening was with Calvin Windbreaker, senior executive policy advisor to the Republican National Committee.  His first words, as he made himself comfortable on the couch in front of the picture window in my office were, “Jesus Christ, Tom, can you believe this ridiculous weather we’ve been having here in Washington… Continue reading Nugent the Neanderthal Calls Obama Subhuman

Obama Pegs Annise Parker in an Awkward Position

Around ten yesterday morning, Gretchen began receiving calls from “some pushy woman named Parker,” as she put it, more or less demanding an immediate telephone consultation.  Gretchen managed to work her in during my lunch break, which she accomplished by canceling my reservation at the Capital Grille and having a taxi deliver sushi from the… Continue reading Obama Pegs Annise Parker in an Awkward Position

Send in the Congressmen… Don’t Bother, Steve Stockman’s Here

Around eight-thirty Friday night at the Round Robin Bar in the Willard Hotel, I chanced upon Jefferson Jackson Beauregard Clay III, a key member of Representative Steve Stockman’s staff.  He was enjoying a specialty of the house – the branch water mint julep, and the one he was drinking might not have been his first… Continue reading Send in the Congressmen… Don’t Bother, Steve Stockman’s Here

Promises, Promises – Texas Talks Secession Yet Again

Unlike the majority of Americans who took the day after Thanksgiving off, either to sleep late and spend extra quality time with their families (that would be the sane ones) or viciously fight with each other at the shopping mall over things they don’t need (that would be most of them, unfortunately), I went to… Continue reading Promises, Promises – Texas Talks Secession Yet Again

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!