Persian Political Predicament Proves Problematic

Fortunately for me, my eight o’clock appointment this morning (a staffer for Senator John Ensign) had to reschedule his intensive spin consultation for three-thirty due to what he described as “more [expletive] trouble with that [expletive] bimbo that John’s been [expletive].”  Consequently, I escaped the potentially thorny dilemma of whether to ask him to wait, or… Continue reading Persian Political Predicament Proves Problematic

Justice Department Draws to an Inside Straight

This evening, as is often my custom, I strolled into the Round Robin Bar, intent on winding up a hectic week with a relaxing drink or two.  There I found Talbot, Hornsby and Finkelstein, three attorneys at the Department of Justice, getting righteously sloshed. “Collins!” Talbot called out.  “Come on over, and make yourself comfortable,… Continue reading Justice Department Draws to an Inside Straight

Werner Heisenberg, Please Phone Home Via Subspace

It is an ill wind indeed, as the old proverb tell us, that blows no good for anyone.  And so it has been, for the last few days, a veritable bonanza for me, as one client after another trooped in and out of my office, each gladly paying my customary fees for advice concerning the… Continue reading Werner Heisenberg, Please Phone Home Via Subspace

Mysterious Secrets of the Dark Continent Revealed

My first consultation appointment today was a Dr. Millicent Raptor PhD, representing the United States Chamber of Commerce.  “We’ve got a problem, Mr. Collins,” she brusquely informed me as she made herself comfortable on the couch by my office window. “Problems are my stock in trade, Doctor Raptor,” I smoothly replied, “and solving them is… Continue reading Mysterious Secrets of the Dark Continent Revealed