In the Loop

Doesn't Carlos Danger need a better name than "Rockaway Restoration Kitchen" for his entry into the restaurant world?

Does it get any more macho? Well, it might if Anthony W didn't look like he just found out he inadvertently sent a penis picture to the pope. Meanwhile, Mikey S looks like he just threatened to throw the pope off his balcony."To be frank, Weiner would not be the first scandal-ridden New York pol to have tried his hand at the restaurant business. Rep.

Re. the Great CIA Grape Scandal: What would "Big Dick" Cheney have done about those "grapes"?

The Great CIA Grape Scandal:  A Typographical ReenactmentHow long do you suppose it took President Putin to find out about the CiA's grape scandal?by KenSay, you remember the good old days at the CIA, when Vice President "Big Dick" Cheney, the man who put the "vice" in "vice president," used to hang out running roughshod over the boys and girls, knocking heads and breaking arms to make sure that all the "intelligence" and analyses incorporated "Big Dick's Favorite Fabl

World Cup fallout: Does the prospect of pancakes (or even waffles) justify the scourge of soccer? And what about the scourge of Twitter?

Can the World Cup really be unreservedly evil if it leads to the possibility of pancakes (or even, hypothetically, waffles)?by KenLet's dispose of the obvious questions about Matthew Barzun first.(1) He's currently the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom -- or in fancier lingo, ambassador to the Court of St. James. So you can tell he must have raised a lot of money for President Obama's presidential campaign(s). Ding-ding-ding-ding!

Dab away those tears of joy for Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and her love-muffin with a lovely check to her PAC

by KenActually, those measly fives and singles going into the hat pictured above won't do it if you want to properly celebrate the 30th wedding anniversary of Florida Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and her love-muffin Dexter. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any art that depicts $1000 and $5000 checks dropping into a political hat.Those are the designated numbers for either a seat or a table at the happy couple's upcoming shindig at Miami's Coconut Grove Ritz Carlton.