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!
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Welcome to the Hotel Ecuador, Mr. Assange
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
Romney Sojourning Planet Ryan
Yet another working Saturday for Gretchen and me – and a solid nine-hour day it was, too. I was so busy with consultations concerning aid to the Syrian rebels, terrorist attacks in the Sinai peninsula and anti-Muslim arson riots in Burma that Gretchen found it necessary to wait until my rather late lunch to tell… Continue reading Romney Sojourning Planet Ryan
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
Bachmann vs. Abedin… vs. McCain… vs. Reality
As the nation recovered from the worst example of motion picture criticism ever in Colorado on Friday morning, it was another working Saturday for Gretchen and myself. Around two in the afternoon, I held a consultation with Roy Cone, an aide to Representative Michele Bachmann. “What can I do for the congresswoman today?” I asked… Continue reading Bachmann vs. Abedin… vs. McCain… vs. Reality