If I could be a fly on any wall in the world, I would want to be a fly on Bill Frist’s dining room wall tonight. I want to hear what Mr. Reid and Dr. Frist have to say to each other.
As the pressure reaches new heights, the two leaders plan to sit down to dinner on Sunday night at Dr. Frist’s home in Washington. Meanwhile, interest groups on both sides are spoiling for a fight and summoning their forces to the Capitol.
NYT: Free Reg
NYT: Free Reg
FYI that’s Manuel Miranda, the thief who stole Democratic files from a computer server. I’m suspect of any reporters who are too lazy to note that their source is a known thief and liar.
Anyway, as far as I can tell, both men do have a sense of humor.
Sen. Reid like to make subtle use of understatement, i.e. the President is a “loser”.
Sen. Frist likes to kill cats.
And you also have a sense of humor. I.e., you see the humor in seeing humor in killing cats.
State Department Section 2207 Report on Iraq Relief and Reconstruction [Executive Summary]
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on:
The Iraqi Minister of Finance granted an initial delegation of authority for the Chief of Mission to continue administering and paying for contracts written by the CPA to be paid from the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI)….. Minister Mahdi granted the extension to December 31, 2005, by which time the great bulk of the liabilities will be settled and paid.
When the accounting was delivered in February….[there was] a potential unfunded liability of $287 million that could impact the 2005 Iraqi budget. Upon further examination during March the potential liabilities were found to be $245 million lower, leaving an unfunded liability of $42 million.
Oops. Got problems? Move the decimal point.
how their dinner is going. Will Reid call Frist a loser? Will Frist threaten to kill Reid’s cat?