The View from DC
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Ramblings, thoughts, and hopefully some humor from a resident of our Nation's Capital.
During the recent coverage of the death of Gerald Ford, I found it interesting to see who was actually talking about the former president. One of the most fascinating interviews was on CNN's "Larry King Live" with George McGovern, who talked about how he and his family actually voted for Ford over Jimmy Carter in the 1976 general election (McGovern did mention that he voted for Carter in 1980). McGovern also told a story about how he phoned Barry Goldwater and suggested the two of them go to Ford about a pardon for Richard Nixon...although Goldwater wasn't too keen on the idea (Goldwater told McGovern that he hated that s.o.b. Nixon). Read More »
For over 5 years, I've lived in DC but done the opposite commute into Northern Virginia for work (with the traffic problems we have here, "opposite commute" is a relative term). The last 2 years, I've relied almost exclusively on public transportation...the travels are a bit longer, but I'm saving gas money and keeping my car off the road. Plus I read a lot more, a scenario that's usually much easier when you're not driving.
Yesterday I got to the West Falls Church Metro station and boarded the Loudoun County Transit bus for the journey into work. A gentleman boarded the bus after me and moments later got into an arguement with the bus driver over a simple matter...if you buy ticket books by check, the county requires your phone number to be on the check. Suddenly, this small requirement became an "invasion of privacy" and, believe it or not, the fault of "the Democrats." Yes, little did you know our party must be at the root of what I'll call "The Phone Number on the Check Conspiracy." Read More »
Yesterday I got to the West Falls Church Metro station and boarded the Loudoun County Transit bus for the journey into work. A gentleman boarded the bus after me and moments later got into an arguement with the bus driver over a simple matter...if you buy ticket books by check, the county requires your phone number to be on the check. Suddenly, this small requirement became an "invasion of privacy" and, believe it or not, the fault of "the Democrats." Yes, little did you know our party must be at the root of what I'll call "The Phone Number on the Check Conspiracy." Read More »
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