Unlike the majority of Americans who took the day after Thanksgiving off, either to sleep late and spend extra quality time with their families (that would be the sane ones) or viciously fight with each other at the shopping mall over things they don’t need (that would be most of them, unfortunately), I went to… Continue reading Promises, Promises – Texas Talks Secession Yet Again
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Pakistan President Zardari Yodels for Immunity
Last night, I stopped by the Round Robin Bar for a drink or two after work. There I found Shaughnessy, of the State Department Pakistan Desk, drinking – well, drinking like an Irishman trying to drown his sorrows, actually. “Things at Foggy Bottom getting to you?” I inquired as I took a seat on the… Continue reading Pakistan President Zardari Yodels for Immunity
The Etchy, Sketchy Heart of Romney’s Worst Problem
As any good political operative will tell you, their role in a campaign is to make their candidate as famous as possible while themselves remaining, if not anonymous, at least thoroughly obscure. But late yesterday afternoon, Gretchen patched through Eric Fehmstrom, a gentleman who works for the Mitt Romney campaign, and, as many readers of… Continue reading The Etchy, Sketchy Heart of Romney’s Worst Problem