Postcards from the Lege reports that Senator Ellis' (thanks Eileen, we're still hungover from the wknd) office was closed briefly when a staffer opened an envelope containing a 'powdery white substance.' To paraphrase Margaret Cho, "What's up with mailing anthrax? If I got an envelope with a powdery white substance my first inclination would be to break out the mirror and snort it, but now you have to call in the Feds. I miss the good ol' days." We do, too, Margaret.
During the quarantine, Warren said by telephone: â??Itâ??s the worry in the back of every government stafferâ??s mind that something like what happened (in Sen. Tom Daschleâ??s office in Washington) could happen. Weâ??re just going to try to get through the day as best we can.â??
Warren, don't be a drama queen. It was probably flour. And we are so sure the Texas Capitol is a terrorist target. (eye roll)
I don't know about drama queen. I was asked about four times if I was at all concerned and finally said that about the Daschle incident. We were the picture of serenity throughout the entire process. We got so much work done in that hour we're considering a daily quarantine.
Ah...someone was on the business end of the dogged cub reporter W. Gardner Selby. Grrr. He's like a pit bull to get the scoop! Heck if we were asked four times what day it was we'd probably make front page with our eventual response, too.
I believe you mean Sen. Ellis. Jeremy Warren is his staffer. Although I'm sure Jeremy appreciates the promotion...