While I was stuck here in Washington with all the world’s problems and rotten weather to boot, Cerise made it out of town last weekend for a nice trip to St. Croix. And as luck would have it, thanks to winter storm Pax, despite her planned return on Thursday she was stuck there until at… Continue reading Putin’s Olympic Gold Fever Heats Up
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Sochi Olympics – Bolshoi Bungle on the Black Sea
The Debt Ceiling Spectre again haunts Washington DC. Suspended since October 17, 2013, it rose from the dead, like Osiris, or Jesus, if you prefer, on Friday, and promptly at noon, the United States of America was technically broke. Thanks to various sleights of hand on the part of the Treasury Department and the Federal… Continue reading Sochi Olympics – Bolshoi Bungle on the Black Sea
Royal Caribbean Poop Cruise Shivers the Industry’s Timbers
My four o’clock appointment on Wednesday was with Richard Branleur Couilles-Baiser, formerly of Montreal, Quebec, but today the chief industry lobbyist for the International Alliance of Holiday Cruise Ship Associations, a trade organization headquartered here in Washington DC. He strode smartly into my office, tossed his briefcase on the coffee table and perched jauntily on… Continue reading Royal Caribbean Poop Cruise Shivers the Industry’s Timbers
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