by Doug Thompson | Sep 22, 2020 | Musings
Missouri’s Republican Senator John Hawley says he cannot, and will not, support a candidate for the United States Supreme Court if they will not publicly say abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade was “wrong” and would vote that way if put on the...
by Doug Thompson | Jun 20, 2017 | Musings
This time of year is one of the few times I miss being a Congressional staff member in Washington. It I were still there in my previous position as a senior staff member of the House Committee on Science & Technology — one of several posts I had during my...
by Doug Thompson | Jun 15, 2017 | Musings
The horrific shooting that put House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise in intensive care and others, including two police officers, in the hospital Wednesday in Alexandria outside of Washington, DC, was — many felt — something that was bound...
by Doug Thompson | Jun 5, 2017 | Musings
Amy and me lived in Arlington, Virginia — part of the National Capital Region of Washington, DC — for 23 years in a move that we thought would last, at the most, two or three 12-month terms. My plan, at the time, was to work for Congress for a couple of...
by Doug Thompson | Sep 29, 2010 | Featured, FUBAR, Musings
Spotted at the intersection of Poor Farm and Sandy Flats roads in Floyd County. He’s got our vote.