Three days remain (after this one) before the election, and the hysteria is approaching what feels like unprecedented levels. It prompted Vic to hold his tablet up, positioning the illuminated screen in the hands of the dummy deceased waiter. “You think this one is bad? Remember 1876? Democrat Samuel Tilden versus Republican Rutherford B. Hayes?” […]

The British are offering some matter-of-fact advice about things we all ought to be doing this weekend to prepare for whatever the new week brings. Their government recommends keeping three days of bottled water and nonperishable food on hand in case essential services are interrupted. Three days? That is about what Deirdre allows for leftovers […]

We are attempting to get ready for costumed appearances at the Building-sponsored holiday observance in The Trillium Lobby this afternoon. Start in six minutes! The subject of which gender we were going to assume to go down the eleator came up immediately, since it is a matter previously considered generally private, but now suddenly public […]

(The above is an illustration from Vic’s 1980 ‘Nippon Notebook’ depicting the loss of an F-4E Phantom jet from Fighter Squadron VF-151 in the Indian Ocean. Both aircrew survived, thank goodness! This morning, the alert notifications are going out to deployed US units to execute a “short dramatic” strike against the remaining Iranian capabilities. France […]

Five days to go, and the tempest in the Alaskan teacup has acquired enough color to take over the Flatscreen. The Conference Table had been trying to organize an afternoon entrée. Alaska interrupted with a Senate race featuring two men named Sullivan, a reported search for spoiler candidates, campaign denials and an investigation. Apparently one […]

The calendar has done one of it’s mischeivous orbital tricks with this change of season and we need to be prepared. Here is what’s coming, so get ready! Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, with swarms of costumed citizens preparing for an election early next week. The costumes may come off in time for a […]

The latest from the human maelstrom in the Middle East is reverberating around the Beltway. Reliable Sources suggest US forces are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump. According to the shorter version on the bottom of the flat screen in […]

This was a morning crowded with a rising amount of hysteria. Iran was back in the headlines, with renewed threats and speculation about another round of strikes. There was talk of negotiations over Ukraine, while Britain was encouraging households to keep emergency supplies. Reports from Iran showed their determination to resist by showing old videos […]

We took the Secretary’s advice and got the Company SUV fueled up for the thirteen-minute drive to Fair Oaks Mall and our closest Cheesecake Factory. That puts it comfortably inside the Fifteen Minute County, with two minutes left to find a parking space. We did not spot any Administration figures on our entrance. Just a […]

Former President Barack Obama supplied the weekend’s architectural review, saying President Trump had the White House looking like “Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.” That gave the Conference Room something to discuss besides polling, campaign spending and who was buying lunch. The Lone Star State provided the morning’s electoral counterpoint. Recent polling has frequently shown […]