Thursday morning, I received a visit from Dr. Evelyn Waugh Tsvangari-O’Shay. She works at the US State Department Office of the Inspector General. “I suppose,” she began, “you are familiar with the recent allegations lodged against us?” “That the Office of the Secretary of State intervened to quash an investigation of an affair between a… Continue reading State Department’s Whistle Blower Scandal Cure
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Patriots and Phone Taps and PRISM, Oh My!
At a two fifty-five on Friday afternoon, as I concluded a lengthy consultation with a Slovenian economist on ways to avoid his country becoming the next Cyprus, Gretchen rang my extension. “Mr. Collins,” she primly stated, “your brother-in-law Hank and his sister-in-law, Shannon, have arrived and wish to meet with you at your earliest opportunity.”… Continue reading Patriots and Phone Taps and PRISM, Oh My!
DOJ Scandals Test Whether Eric Holder is a Quitter
Last night, Cerise and I attended a Ravel concert by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. But before that, we had a dinner date at the Capitol Grille on Pennsylvania Avenue, where I awaited her arrival at a table for two. Then, more or less out of nowhere, Hoffmann appeared. He’s a successful… Continue reading DOJ Scandals Test Whether Eric Holder is a Quitter
When Boy Scouts Go Gay, God’s Scouts Go High Tech
Tomorrow being Memorial Day, Cerise and I were busy at my home in Great Falls, Virginia, preparing for the cook out – as frequent readers of this Web log know, it’s a fairly big deal. That’s because when the family rotation of venues for holiday feasts falls to my place, all my relatives in the Washington… Continue reading When Boy Scouts Go Gay, God’s Scouts Go High Tech
DOD Sex Scandal Keeps Boiling Despite Fourth Place Billing
Friday morning at 06:00 sharp, Colonel Randy Boener, gender affairs commander, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Military Conduct Policy Task Force, strode smartly into my office and took the seat directly in front of my desk. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Colonel… um…” I began, stymied as I looked at his name tag. “That’s pronounced BEN-hur,”… Continue reading DOD Sex Scandal Keeps Boiling Despite Fourth Place Billing