Well, as discussed in my previous post, Kevin McCarthy is no longer Speaker of the US House of Representatives. As I told him: you stop being the MAGA doormat, and that’s the fastest way to do yourself out of the gig. As regular readers will recall, the other way was to continue being the MAGA… Continue reading Paris Bugged by Latest Expatriate Community
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Putin’s Olympic Gold Fever Heats Up
While I was stuck here in Washington with all the world’s problems and rotten weather to boot, Cerise made it out of town last weekend for a nice trip to St. Croix. And as luck would have it, thanks to winter storm Pax, despite her planned return on Thursday she was stuck there until at… Continue reading Putin’s Olympic Gold Fever Heats Up
Sochi Olympics – Bolshoi Bungle on the Black Sea
The Debt Ceiling Spectre again haunts Washington DC. Suspended since October 17, 2013, it rose from the dead, like Osiris, or Jesus, if you prefer, on Friday, and promptly at noon, the United States of America was technically broke. Thanks to various sleights of hand on the part of the Treasury Department and the Federal… Continue reading Sochi Olympics – Bolshoi Bungle on the Black Sea