Friday morning at nine, I was visited by Dr. Lura Tradkrammer, Division Director, Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency. My clients don’t come more agitated and anxious than she was. I could feel the tension and apprehension exuding from her as she forthrightly positioned herself in the chair directly in front of my desk.… Continue reading Colorado is Reminded that There’s Heavy Metals in Them Thar Hills
A Confederacy of Dittoheads Waves the Stars and Bars
Cerise and I were enjoying breakfast in bed Sunday morning when the caller ID displayed a familiar number which, nevertheless, had not appeared there for quite a while – it was the mobile phone number of my dear brother-in-law, Hank. As regular readers of this Web log know, Hank ran off to West Virginia with… Continue reading A Confederacy of Dittoheads Waves the Stars and Bars
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire – The Ted Cruz vs. Mitch McConnell Cage Match
Prior to taking in The Book of Mormon Sunday evening at the Kennedy Center, Cerise and I enjoyed an early dinner at the Willard Hotel, followed by cocktails at the Round Robin Bar. There we witnessed Bodine and Garcia, Senate staffers for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and freshman senator Ted Cruz, respectively, engaged in a… Continue reading Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire – The Ted Cruz vs. Mitch McConnell Cage Match
Donald Trump – A Riddle Inside a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma with Insanity Sauce
Friday was the regular Republican National Committee consultation appointment, and Dick Bilmoer, their premier political policy wonk extraordinaire, was in a state of high dungeon. “Damn it all, Collins!” he bellowed as he flung himself down on the couch in front of the picture window overlooking the White House, “there’s no underestimating the idiocy of… Continue reading Donald Trump – A Riddle Inside a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma with Insanity Sauce
When a Golden Opportunity Knocks, Texas Answers
It was that weekend around the Fourth of July, and six entire consecutive days away from the office is a welcome rarity for Gretchen. And as it turned out this morning, she certainly needed the equanimity a short vacation can confer, as Austin Houston Crockett Bowie Bonham III – married horndog Texan who should know… Continue reading When a Golden Opportunity Knocks, Texas Answers