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
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Big Confused Turkey Mobbed by Little Blue Twitter Birds
Each time I go there, it’s déjà vu all over again. Yes, the Turkish Embassy in Washington looks just like the spooky embassy of an ancient imperial nation should look – something straight out of a spy thriller movie, a hulking bunker, faced with stone in a rococo 18th century style. Topped with one of… Continue reading Big Confused Turkey Mobbed by Little Blue Twitter Birds
Facebook Pot Calls NSA Kettle Black
Things keep hopping here in Washington, as Hamid Karzai kissing off Uncle Sam in his farewell address to the Afghan Parliament; Obama backing out on his new nominee for Surgeon General; the United States Attorney managing to convince a grand jury to indict an Indian Deputy Consul General along with the customary ham sandwich –… Continue reading Facebook Pot Calls NSA Kettle Black
Kerry Stokes GOP Greenhouse Effect
With the Ukrainian Crisis in its second week, the Dalai Lama visiting Washington amid protests both diplomatic as well as on the streets, and the Conservative Political Action Conference in full swing, those would have been quite sufficient to keep Gretchen and me working twelve and fourteen hour days all week, including up until ten… Continue reading Kerry Stokes GOP Greenhouse Effect
Nugent the Neanderthal Calls Obama Subhuman
My seven o’clock consultation session yesterday evening was with Calvin Windbreaker, senior executive policy advisor to the Republican National Committee. His first words, as he made himself comfortable on the couch in front of the picture window in my office were, “Jesus Christ, Tom, can you believe this ridiculous weather we’ve been having here in Washington… Continue reading Nugent the Neanderthal Calls Obama Subhuman