Just another manic Monday

The day began with news in the Boston Herald, the tabloid in Beantown. The paper’s dramatic headline: “Say What?” was directed at Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack. Seems somebody (Mrs. V alleges an RNC staffer) read one of the columns she wrote in...

The Ironic, the Platonic & the Neurotic

The Ironic moments of Saturday The powers that be threw a big bash for the more than 10,000 media representatives who’re in Boston for the DNC. As you may know, loads of cash has been raised for this event and the campaign in general, but the irony of this...

Red Sox & Seeing Red

Hey, sports fans. Tom Vilsack is at the Red Sox game, in the seats this time. Earlier this month, Vilsack shared that on a trip to Boston with his family, “the General” (his name for wife Christie in this instance) “marched” the family around...

Please come to Boston… she said O. Kay

It’s the day before my flight to Boston and I’ve been running around like crazy trying to wrap up loose ends on the news side and personal side, like getting to this afternoon’s hair cut appointment that I had had to reschedule FOUR TIMES in the past...
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