‘Tis once again the middle of the week… How pleasant!
Possibly the politicos involved in what’s happening in DC and other locales are believing the electorate is hanging on their every word and action. But it appears the public at large is getting the drift of what’s going on behind ‘closed doors’ as well as what’s happening in the wells of the House and Senate.
Gerald F. Seib – of the Wall St. Journal, writes a Capital Journal column twice a week I believe – and it gives devoted wanna be pundits a high standard when it comes to handicapping the gossip that wafts over ‘foggy bottom’ -- and the rest of the swamp that has come to be called “The District.” Jerry – who has served as the Journal’s bureau Chief for some time now, seems to keep a steady hand on the throttle and tiller. He’s not given to chasing every rumor that flashes over the
At the same time because of his exposure to what various writers are working on in the political shadows, as well as serving in overseas news posts, he is perhaps about as well suited to the clash and grinding of the political grist mill as anyone in George Washington’s former backyard. Today’s JUST A MINUTE is grateful to Mr. Seib for his insightful finger pointing and keeping track of who’s moving up and who’s moving down.
If you’re looking for data to feed into your Crystal Ball …his columns are not fluffy gossip … nor so heavy laden with the minutia of counting states, counties and PAC reports that you can’t tell the forests for the trees. For my take on my former haunts on the banks of the
It’s nice to find a subdued, but most often accurate, voice in the cacophonic bedlam that passes for the news stream coming out of the national capital. We welcome the quiet.
Cordially. IN HIM
Jack
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