Morning back there Pips.
Thanks for the alert about Ms. Johnson. Continuing thoughts and prayers for all our guys in harm's way.
Is this a smear job by a Georgetown University (x42's alma mater) student against a Republican congressman, or did he really do anything wrong?
In his dark suit, knotted tie and official congressional ID pin on his lapel, Republican House member Mike Ferguson looked out of place at the Rhino Bar and Pumphouse, a Georgetown saloon popular with college kids.
"He shouldn't have even been at the bar," 21-year-old Georgetown University junior Michelle Mezoe told us. "He and his group" – two unidentified staffers, also wearing suits – "stuck out like sore thumbs." [Interesting perspective]
Yesterday Mezoe accused the congressman, a 32-year-old married father of three representing New Jersey's 7th District, of grabbing her in the wee hours Wednesday morning. She said Ferguson removed his ID pin and handed it to her, saying she could keep it if she would "come back and have a drink with me." Mezoe said she refused to return it unless Ferguson apologized for his "disrespectful" behavior. An apology was not forthcoming. rest of story at WashPost.
Very sad news this morning.
The Washington Post has confirmed that columnist Michael Kelly was killed yesterday in Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division.
I'm crying here. He's the reporter who was fired from the New Republic by Gorbot Marty Peretz for his caustic columns about Clinton and Gore. He then became editor of The Atlantic Monthly, turning it around to become an award winning magazine again. He wrote a weekly column for the Wasington Post...truly conservative, always insightful and witty.
He volunteered as an embedded reporter because he wanted to return to war reporting like he'd done in the first gulf war. He felt there was a need for on the scene confirmation of enemy atrocities.
Rest in Peace, Michael Kelly. God be with his family and bring them peace.