As I write this, Hurricane Sandy bears down on a cowering Washington, DC. Shoved roughly into our faces by an anomalous high pressure system located in the central North Atlantic, Sandy is predicted to soon combine with a Canadian Express cold front and subsequently beget something unprecedented, which the media have suitably dubbed “Frankenstorm.” Tomorrow,… Continue reading The Donald Trumps Himself
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Romney Trains to be a Master Debater, But Can’t Get a Grip
Relaxing at home today after a grueling one hundred and twenty-two point seven-five hour week, I might have forgiven myself for ignoring the telephone. On the other hand, every single one of those hours was billed at my fully loaded rate, and I didn’t get into a hay-making situation like that by being some kind… Continue reading Romney Trains to be a Master Debater, But Can’t Get a Grip
Ann Romney’s Buck Mormon Goes Off the Rails
I had the increasingly rare opportunity to enjoy a Saturday off from work. Well, at least Gretchen got one – I, on the other hand, received an unscheduled consultation call on my POTS line at home, late in the afternoon. Male Voice: Hello, is this Tom Collins? Tom: Yes, who is this? Male Voice: Tom… Continue reading Ann Romney’s Buck Mormon Goes Off the Rails
OMB Sequestration Report Cuts the Cheese in Washington
A billion here… a billion there… pretty soon you’re talking about some real money. – Everett Dirksen’s Eccentric Aunt Tilly At the moment, by far the most popular US government document over three hundred pages here in Washington is the Office of Management and Budget’s Report Pursuant to the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012. For… Continue reading OMB Sequestration Report Cuts the Cheese in Washington
Obama, Romney, RNC, DNC – Liars’ Pants of Fire Inspire Fact Checking Choir
My first consultation on Friday after lunch was with Diogenes Pangloss, principle Washington lobbyist for the International Association of Fact Checkers, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Flustered, disheveled and exhausted barely described his condition, as he flopped down on the couch in front of the picture window in my office. “Tom, I don’t mind telling you,”… Continue reading Obama, Romney, RNC, DNC – Liars’ Pants of Fire Inspire Fact Checking Choir