Caricature of yesterday’s Senate confirmation hearings, per Alex Blechman:
Republican Senator: "I'll speak in [Pete Hegseth’s] defense because to err is human. Who among us hasn't shown up drunk to work? Who here hasn't cheated on his wife?"
Hegseth: "Please stop helping me."
Senator: "Who hasn't taken off their pants at the zoo?"
Caricature of yesterday’s Senate confirmation hearings, per Alex Blechman:
Republican Senator: "I'll speak in [Pete Hegseth’s] defense because to err is human. Who among us hasn't shown up drunk to work? Who here hasn't cheated on his wife?"
Hegseth: "Please stop helping me."
Senator: "Who hasn't taken off their pants at the zoo?"
Funny story. Years ago, I took a cocktail-making class, and at the end of the class, the instructor handed out the various leftover ingredients to the participants. I took home a container of fresh tomato juice.
A couple of days later, poking around the fridge one afternoon, I decide that that tomato juice is looking good. So I pour myself a glass and head back to my desk (since I work from home). It *was* good—a little *too* good.
A few minutes later, I'm feeling awfully chill. In fact, you might say, even a bit buzzed! Turns out it was sangrita with some tequila already mixed in. Only I couldn't taste the tequila, since it was subtle and the tomato juice was strong. I only noticed its effects on me after I'd drunk it.
So yeah, I once got tipsy at work. Totally by accident. Now I am qualified to be secretary of defense!
It might be fun to have a three martini (or whatever your tipple of choice) Downballot lunch session in which you chat with participants and maybe we give you info and analysis on political races for the newsletter, and get in some non-political chat as well.
At my previous job, especially after COVID had us all working from home, we would have online Zoom/Microsoft Teams happy hours where we could all chat remotely over a drink if we wished (we didn't drink while actually working.)
Caricature of yesterday’s Senate confirmation hearings, per Alex Blechman:
Republican Senator: "I'll speak in [Pete Hegseth’s] defense because to err is human. Who among us hasn't shown up drunk to work? Who here hasn't cheated on his wife?"
Hegseth: "Please stop helping me."
Senator: "Who hasn't taken off their pants at the zoo?"
I've never shown up to work drunk. I guess that disqualifies me from being a Senator.
Funny story. Years ago, I took a cocktail-making class, and at the end of the class, the instructor handed out the various leftover ingredients to the participants. I took home a container of fresh tomato juice.
A couple of days later, poking around the fridge one afternoon, I decide that that tomato juice is looking good. So I pour myself a glass and head back to my desk (since I work from home). It *was* good—a little *too* good.
A few minutes later, I'm feeling awfully chill. In fact, you might say, even a bit buzzed! Turns out it was sangrita with some tequila already mixed in. Only I couldn't taste the tequila, since it was subtle and the tomato juice was strong. I only noticed its effects on me after I'd drunk it.
So yeah, I once got tipsy at work. Totally by accident. Now I am qualified to be secretary of defense!
You are a drunkard.
Perhaps. But in the morning David will be sober.
It might be fun to have a three martini (or whatever your tipple of choice) Downballot lunch session in which you chat with participants and maybe we give you info and analysis on political races for the newsletter, and get in some non-political chat as well.
At my previous job, especially after COVID had us all working from home, we would have online Zoom/Microsoft Teams happy hours where we could all chat remotely over a drink if we wished (we didn't drink while actually working.)
Secretary Nir has a nice ring to it