Leave it to the alert GOP brace of Ron and Sara Bonjean, hosting their anniversary must-go Christmas affair this weekend, to appear up with a cocktail that appropriately captures today’s Washington. Fabricated with rum and vodka, it’s alleged “The Swamp,” said the duo, adding, “It’s fabricated to drain.” And amphibian at the bottom? Gummy alligators and snakes. Dubbed by Washingtonian as "DC's best bitchin' abode party," this year's affair is "2017 Get Blitzen'd at Bonjeans."...
* The White Abode and Senate Judiciary Committee associates accept been anticipating the retirement of addition Supreme Court justice, with best eyes on Amends Anthony Kennedy, 81, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. But assembly said that Kennedy is blockage and already interviewing abutting year’s law clerks. …
* It was either a bad antic or an odd mistake, but during President Trump’s cruise to Utah aftermost week, the book basin reporter, Huffington Post’s Shirish Dáte, articular Utah Sen. Mike Lee as R-Short. He after corrected, “Sen. Lee, in fact, represents Utah.” Lee’s appointment didn’t accession a fuss over the credible slight, but acclaimed that he stands five-foot-11 “with shoes on.” …
* Pollster David Winston, arch of the Winston Accumulation and allotment of the 1994 Contract with America group, will address a account cavalcade for Roll Call newspaper. …
* Conservatives abounding into aftermost week’s aboriginal Impact Awards accident captivated in the Trump International Hotel’s Lincoln Library. Hosted by Bill Dallas, CEO of United in Purpose, and Ginni Thomas, CEO of Liberty Consulting, it gave awards to 12 bourgeois leaders starting with Fox personality Sean Hannity. In attendance: Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Barbara Ledeen of the Senate Judiciary Committee, CRC Public Relations arch Greg Mueller, Heritage’s Rob Bluey, and Patrick Henry College architect Michael Farris. …
* It turns out that the Islamic State absolutely isn’t abundant of a computer hacking threat, but it’s ability in the amusing media world. Lora Shiao, acting administrator for intelligence and the National Counterterrorism Center, said ISIS is big on Twitter but is affective to Telegram Messenger and a new armpit alleged Baaz. ...
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com
