DC Week (3 of 8): The Onion's Take on Congress

The images here are of: 1) Cong. Howard Coble (R-NC), who at 82 is one of the oldest members of the House though he is a few years younger than Cong. John Dingell (D-Mich.; born in 1926); 2) A poster for "D.C. Cab" which starred cult acting sensation Mister T, who is now 61! and 3) Den. Mark Warner (D-Va), who at age 58 is three years younger than Mister T.

Warner, along with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), is in a group of party centrists trying to resolve the government shut down. which is actually causing economic problems for DC-Metro area cabbies.

Here are the tweets, concerning not only the federal shut down, but also other things going on in Washington, DC:

1) Howard Coble: "14 Democrats agree U.S. has a spending and debt program."

2) Washington Diplomat: "Embassy warns Americans in Egypt that weekend protest could turn violent."

3) Jonathan Chait (a liberal journalist with "New York" magazine): "Once Republicans realized shutting down the government wouldn't stop Obamacare, they already printed up the t-shrts."

4) Roll Call: "Susan Collins Stands Behind Plan as Leaders Attempt Larger Deals."

5) Arizona Democratic Party: "It's time we let the tea party know the future of our country is not a game! #EndtheShutdown."

6) "The Onion" (a satirical news publication): "Psychiatrists Deeply Concerned for 5% of Americans Who Approve of Congress."



http://www.washdiplomat.com/

http://www.theonion.com

 http://www.rollcall.com/

http://nymag.com/

http://azdem.org/

http://coble.house.gov/welcome/

http://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/

PSA- Please Don't Drink and Drive

When I co-hosted a Turkish music radio show on 90.7 FM/WUVT in Blacksburg, Va., in 1994, my friend Bahadir and I would have to go over public service announcements that the station required us to mention.

It was a tedious and painful exercise at times, but I would like to think we helped get a kitten to a new home or made someone think about a homeless person in the streets.

With that in mind, I am going to ask folks not to drink and drive this holiday season. Yes, you've heard it before, and I don't mean to sound like an English nanny.

I tried to make this entry more interesting by featuring photos of taxi cabs in Hong Kong, China, and Istanbul, Turkey, but I am hoping this might make one person make a responsible decision tomorrow night.

On this blog and my sister blog "Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Times," we are going to list taxi cab services from Maryland to South Carolina.

This list is of cabs in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia. Interestingly enough, Mister T, subject of an entry on Monday, was in a dreadful comedy called "DC Cab" in the mid-1980s......well, maybe it's not as bad as I remember!


Baltimore, Md.
Baltimore Taxi Co.
410-732-2600

Washington DC
Yellow Cab of DC
202-544-1212
dcyellowcab.com

Diamond Cab of DC
202-387-2221
dcdiamondcabs.com

Virginia

Roanoke
Yellow Cab Services
540-345-7711

Liberty Taxi
540-344-1776

Richmond
Deb's Taxi Service
804-439-2232
www.debstaxiservice.com

Norfolk
Checker Taxi
757-855-9009
norfolkcheckertaxi.com
857-855-9009

Quote of the Week- Mister T

This is honor of Boxer's Day, which is either today (Monday) or it was Saturday. I've seen calendars marking both days. But, irregardless of that, Mister T- best known for his years as the star of the kitschy '80s action show "The A-Team," was a boxer for many years before he gave his Academy Award-winning performance in "Rocky 3" in 1982............oh right, he wasn't even nominated!

Anyway, all silliness aside, here is a quip from the man most known for saying "I pity the fool":

"I tell people I was born and raised in the ghetto, but the ghetto was not born and raised in me."