COP on the Hill: Stories from the week of January 30, 2026

Stories from the week of January 30, 2026

 No need to apologize:  Chatting with aide to a woman running for the US House, I realized later I had spoken too long. I apologized for this in a follow-up letter…She said no need…her passion is water for Nevada, and she also talks too much from time to time.

Do you know about LEAP:   Eating lunch, a staffer came up and asked that question.  Yes, I replied.  I just happen to be a Co-Founder of LEAP.  He had been heavily involved in drug war issues since 15, joining SSDP in college (Students for a Sensible Drug Policy).

The windbreaker with the message pays dividends nearly every time I wear it.  Now he works as an assistant to a California democrat.

Meetings this week:  1  Grover Norquist right of center meetings

7251 Presentations to Congressional staffers…  09 this week

500 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs,   … 02  this week: Candidate for the US House from NV and one from

COP stats since inception: August 2009

403 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0 this week

246 interviews and reports in minor media … 0 this week –

102 Radio Interviews:  0 this week

34 major conferences attended – CPAC 2024, (3 UN drug conferences in Vienna, Austria),  LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week

Media:  Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, OAN, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters, Stern

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