It seemed like a good idea to the House leadership. Instead of shooting to get all 12 appropriations bills passed by the August recess, take the four most likely to pass, give the package a name, and go home to cheers. Except, once again the leadership is falling all over itself trying to shoot itself…
Image source: The Library of Congress Post by Howard Marlowe The photo’s a little fuzzy, but if you click on it you’ll see clearly that it’s Eleanor Roosevelt, the first presidential spouse to testify before Congress, in 1940. Perhaps Melania Trump will show off her best fashion in a similar setting soon! It’s a big…
By Howard Marlowe Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer, and for Americans from all 50 states as well as the territories, that means going to the beach. I’ll bet that more than a few of you reading this post are at the beach right now or just came back. A few years…