(Off limits- File photo of another war)  A pal of mine is still in the government. He has a responsibility to look south of the border and keep track of what is going on. He gets to play with real toys, and has real problems. He is more than a little concerned about safety and […]

(Off limits- File photo of another war)  A pal of mine is still in the government. He has a responsibility to look south of the border and keep track of what is going on. He gets to play with real toys, and has real problems. He is more than a little concerned about safety and […]

Under democracy, one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule–and both commonly succeed, and are right. – H. L. Mencken I accidentally watched part of the debate between the two and a half Democrats who squared off in some state or another in a […]

Under democracy, one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule–and both commonly succeed, and are right. – H. L. Mencken I accidentally watched part of the debate between the two and a half Democrats who squared off in some state or another in a […]

They say it is going to get cold again, and it would be inconvenient if I had been planning on being outside. It is a three-day weekend for a lot of folks, though not in the cockpit of action. I had to call a series of meetings of the partners on Monday to get ready […]

Bobby Fischer at the End It is barely above freezing, but the wet white sludge lingers on the parking lot at Big Pink, and the moisture makes the chill penetrate that much more effectively. I was researching the primary race in South Carolina based on the latest polls to see how John McCain was doing, […]

Dear Vic, My candidate recently won a major primary election and I am considering relocating to Washington to assume a major Cabinet level position in his-or-her’s prospective Administration. I have heard that you are the go-to guy for information on the Arlington area, and you live right near Carl Rove and other national figures who […]

The heebie-jeebies are abroad in the land. I hear it everywhere, and not just places like Michigan. The Hill is sputtering about jump starts to the economy, tax refunds that sound absurd, like a couple hundred bucks in the form of a rebate for the average working stiff is going to make any difference. I […]

It is cold again, and all’s right with the world. The January thaw has drifted away and chill radiates from the glass and penetrates all the way to my desk, precisely halfway across the room. I could either turn up the heat, or don additional clothing. I choose to do neither, since the goose-bumps on […]

There is so much going on that it is understandable some things are slipping off the table. The last really qualified candidate left the presidential race and no one has noticed. A man without a country died, and no one cared. I am not talking about Kurt Vonnegut, since he left last year. But one […]