COP on the Hill: Stories from the weeks of July   17, 2026

COP on the Hill: Stories from the weeks of July   17, 2026

Seize the Moment:  I was headed to an appointment, when I spotted the former chair of the House committee on health waiting for the elevator.  I engaged.  Surprised I was,, when he agreed that citizens with a drug addiction need medical help versus more jail time/punishment.  The door to the elevator opened and he was gone.  May I say I am the King of the 45 second conversation?  LOL

Thundering Silence:    May I say with authority that in the highways and biways and corridors of power in DC, Trump’s name is spoken out loud as often as was Lord Voldermort (the Dark Lord of the Harry Potter series).   What was it that I learned as a child?  If you can’t say something nice, say silent.

Meetings this week:   Grover Norquist right of center meeting

405 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 01 this week   Buddy Carter (R-GA)

7321 Presentations to Congressional staffers…  08 this week

507 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs,   … 01 this week.  State Senator from Arkansas.

COP stats since inception: August 2009

102 Radio Interviews:  0 this week

247 interviews and reports in minor media …  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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