Captain America in the Turkey Coup – A Confederacy of Gobblers

My eleven o’clock consultation on Friday morning was with Vice President Joe Biden. He’s a very busy fellow, of course, and it’s hardly practical for him to visit my office, what with the Secret Service detail and all of the security issues involved. So he called, naturally. Biden: Hello, Tom? Tom: Good morning, Mr. Vice… Continue reading Captain America in the Turkey Coup – A Confederacy of Gobblers

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