The sane and sensible residents of the Washington DC area – and yes, Virginia, there actually are such people – spent the Memorial Day holiday weekend at home, just like sane and sensible people everywhere. Instead of rushing off to a resort destination guaranteed, by definition, to be overcrowded with bozos who don’t know any… Continue reading Don Darrell Issa Continues to Insist on Tilting at Benghazi Windmills
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SES, VA and Congress Recognize Veterans Just in Time for Memorial Day
I usually meet with Colonel Maximilian Sucer-Lesang Leech (US Army Ret.) to discuss information technology portfolio, enterprise architecture and capital planning policy at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. But during our regularly scheduled consultation Thursday morning, instead of that, he immediately launched into a tirade about Congress. “Those idiots on Capitol Hill,” he huffed,… Continue reading SES, VA and Congress Recognize Veterans Just in Time for Memorial Day
The Climate May Change, But Human Nature Never Will
Last night, Cerise arranged to meet me for dinner at La Taberna del Alabardero, which she recently discovered, and wanted me to try. It proves, she insisted, that world class dining doesn’t have to cost as much as I usually pay. I’m always up for new experiences, and well aware that there are some great… Continue reading The Climate May Change, But Human Nature Never Will
Tea Party Loses Mojo; Searching for Grigris to Get it Back
My first consultation after lunch on Friday was Dr. Philomena Poubelle, leader of the Tea Party Institute, a clandestine think-tank headquartered here in Washington. She was turned out in her usual conservative patriot’s ensemble of a red scarf, white blouse and dark blue pantsuit, and shod with a pair of black Mary Janes. “Tom,” she… Continue reading Tea Party Loses Mojo; Searching for Grigris to Get it Back
Assume that was Funny – Obama’s Standup Lays an Egg
Cerise was out of town this weekend, which was a shame, because if business hadn’t called her away from Washington this weekend, she could have attended the one hundredth anniversary White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Hilton with me. As it was, I told Veronica and Gretchen about it, in case they might be interested,… Continue reading Assume that was Funny – Obama’s Standup Lays an Egg