Jason and I have arrived!
We were greeted on the second floor by a cash bar. “Premium brands”
are 13 dollars. “Name brand drinks” are 11.75. Apparently it gets free-er later, which is good: Glenn Thrush is thirsty! The Bloomberg inauguration (also held here!) was the watermark in political parties.
Sad.
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The Maryland Senate candidate and former NAACP chief is holding a fundraiser there tonight with an impressive host list, including Bill Cosby, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., H. Carl McCall, David Dinkins, Earl Graves, and Charlie King.
The cashmere voice of Vernon Jordan slow-danced through the telephone receiver.
“The notion that I’m running from something …” Mr. Jordan paused for a beat. “There’s nothing to run from.”
There was a dash of annoyance in Mr. Jordan’s remarks, but mostly he sounded quietly amused and confident that there was no question Read More
Like all addictions, impeachment has 12 steps toward emotional clarity. These were mine:
1. Is Hillary Depressed? Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to speak to the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League on the 26th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It is at the same time that the question-and-answer phase of the impeachment trial Read More
Of all the arguments offered by Democrats during the impeachment of
President Bill Clinton, the weakest is their objection to calling witnesses
before the Senate. Having denounced the Republicans on the House Judiciary
Committee for failing to take direct factual testimony before they approved
the articles of impeachment, how could the Democrats seriously suggest that Read More
On Jan. 12, The New York Times ran a business feature on the new, supposedly subdued Washington Post . The subheadline: “Seeking ‘Cruising Speed,’ Washington Post Editors Prefer Stability to Sizzle.” Many at The Post detected a patronizing tone in the article-that the Washington paper was a nice, successful city paper, but when it came Read More
