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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Kerry Stokes GOP Greenhouse Effect
With the Ukrainian Crisis in its second week, the Dalai Lama visiting Washington amid protests both diplomatic as well as on the streets, and the Conservative Political Action Conference in full swing, those would have been quite sufficient to keep Gretchen and me working twelve and fourteen hour days all week, including up until ten… Continue reading Kerry Stokes GOP Greenhouse Effect
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
Mike Huckabee Offends Entire Political Spectrum in a Single Speech
Mike Huckabee started bugging Gretchen for a telephone consultation with me starting Thursday afternoon, but it wasn’t until after six o’clock on Friday night that my schedule actually allowed for it. While every American who votes has heard of Mike Huckabee, international readers of this Web log may be unfamiliar with him, so for their benefit… Continue reading Mike Huckabee Offends Entire Political Spectrum in a Single Speech
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