WE ARE TEMPORARILY RELOCATING

We are very much aware that many of the readers of this E-rag wonder where we have gone to. The answer is that we must make a living and we don't get paid for putting this out.  However, I have made a small cabal of mostly conservative friends - mostly people I went to high school with - and engage in spirited political discussions with them. (as is my usual wont, If I get some difficult ASP or antifa member I tell them to shaddap and ban them. Limbaugh, Plante, and Levin get paid to deal wiuth these goofballs. I no gotta da time). 

So I as Editor in Chief am moving this blog to my Facebook page. Same picture of me as on the masthead. Look me up and even participate. but get smart and bye bye.

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2019

We almost missed our annual post honoring National Police Week this year, and we apologize. We have been rather busy with a few personal crises, and have had little time to sit and write extensively. 

Our police in recent years have been reviled extensively and falsely accused of all sorts of things. Some of these things, such as the officer in Ferguson Mississippi having to kill to defend himself against a hoodlum attempting to take his firearm, have resulted in riots and the end of the cop's career and his or her having to go into hiding amidst threats. 

We will grant that there have been instances where a police officer haas shot and/or killed a person for no justifiable reason. But these incidents have been few and far between and have always resulted in the disgraceful end of the errant cop's career and/or his or her conviction in criminal court. 

Much more common is the death of a police officer at the hands of some malefactor who just does not like the police; mainly because they make things inconvenient for sociopaths like him or her self. Between this and the possibility of being unjustly  accused of unlawful use of force the career field of Police Officer has become a minefield which fewer and fewer young folks are willing to enter on. 

This year as always still more names will be added to the wall at the National Police Memorial here in Washington, D.C.. Just recently the name of a young lady who was killed her very first day on the job was added. Among the throngs attending this week's ceremonies will be the widowed spouses and the children who lost a parent in the valiant battle against crime that all police officers engage in every day. When you spot a police officer, salute and thank him or her for their service. It does brighten their day. To all members of the Law Enforcement Community who read this: Thank you for your service and may you enjoy a blessed Police Week.

YOU GOTTA TRY THIS ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA RESTAURANT

Gentle readers, when we need some good food and drink in a neighborhood style bistro, we often head for a place called "La Fromagerie" in Old Town Alexandria. 

Owned and operated by French chef Sebastian Tavel, La Fromagerie is described as an "Artisan Wine and Cheese Bistro". It is that and more. Soups, salads, sandwiches, small plates and main courses are available at very reasonable prices. Dishes range from a plate of baguette and olive oil for four bucks to a ribeye steak for two at $55.00. A hugely popular attraction are the generously administered cheese and charcuterie boards: Three items for $18 up to ten for $55, with additional items $6.00 each. 

Accompany your selection with a glass of wine from La Fromagerie's well stocked cellar. Sommelier Ben Kuna administers the wine stocks and is a very knowledgeable wine man. Wines run by the glass from $12 to $22. A new twist in the wine department is a monthly feature showcasing the winemaking regions of France and promoting the wines made in these regions. This month the featured region is the Loire Valley.

Everything at La Fromagerie is made fresh from scratch by Chef Tavel. We have never in ten years seen the chef open a can of anything. Chef Tavel even makes his own sauerkraut when he is featuring a dish such as choucrout garnie. Everything, even the mustard that accompanies some of the dishes is made in-house by Chef Tavel, with -we believe - the exception of the baguettes.

Wednesday through Friday the restaurant holds "Happy Hour", when beer or house wine is available for $5.00 as are all the small plates. Fifteen bucks will get you (for example) a glass of house red or white (or a beer); a small plate of lentil dip and a plate of escargot (yes, what kind of French place doesn't serve escargot?)

Another recently instituted bargain is the $20 "Lunch crush" special: Twenty semoleons buys you a snack (small plate) OR a sandwich AND either a soup OR a salad PLUS a glass of house wine (or beer if you prefer).

The staff are friendly and helpful and guests more often than not are able to have a few words with Chef Tavel himself. If you are chary about French cuisine because you think it expensive and served up by snotty stuck-up servers, visit La Fromagerie. Oh and one more thing: If you have kids with you, order one of La Fromagerie's soda drinks. These are - as with everything else - hand made in house and are delicious and refreshing. 

La Fromagerie is modeled on the neighborhood bistros the chef grew up around in France. The vibe is light and friendly, and the staff pleasant and helpful. And the food and drink are first class and very reasonably priced. As far as is possible Chef Tavel uses locally sourced ingredients (the farmers and producers are listed in most cases on the menu). For a unique dining experience that won't bankrupt you and will leave you satisfied and looking forward to your next visit, visit La Fromagerie.

La Fromagerie

1222 King Street

Alexandria, Virginia

Hours 11:30-9:30

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

wine and beer on premises and off

MUELLER DELIVERS NOTHINGBURGER, DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP GOES COMPLETELY INSANE

We cannot make a post about every lunatic thing going down in the USA these days because that is about a 45 post a day proposition and we need to work to survive. However, yesterday Special Counsel Mueller FINALLY delivered his report to the Department of Justice. As it turns out there was NO collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. NONE. 

Nevertheless, the Democrats are trumpeting something about "35 indictments" of "Trump campaign officials" which indictments had little if anything to do with the Trump campaign. Having delivered so little of anything advantageous to the Democrats who are trying to destroy the President, Mueller is now no longer Saint Mueller the Saviour of the Democrats but is now a no-good son of a bitch who must be subpoenaed and questioned as if he were a co-conspirator in Trump's (non-existent) crimes. 

Now we are watching to see if Mueller will turn on the Democrats and expose the illegal wiretapping of the Trump campaign by the Obama Administration and a slew of other crimes committed by the leadership of the Democrat Party. The Democrats are playing with fire in a gasoline refinery, and the explosion potential is spectacular. Stay tuned. We sure will.

IT'S STARTING TO MAKE SENSE NOW

We haven't done a posting here for a while, people; and we are sorry however there has been a lot to sort out what with the Democrat takeover of the House of Representatives and all that entails. 

Remember the dark days after the passage of Obamacare? Remember when We the People gave the House back to the Republicans hoping that they, newly back in control of the nation's purse strings, would DO SOMETHING DAMMIT to pinch off this cancer before it got started? And instead what did we get? 

A mealy-mouthed excuse from the GOP leadership that "We only control one half of one third of the government". So then we gave them the Senate, only to be faced with more lame excuses, while meanwhile the Democrats acted as if there hadn't even been an election. 

(This has always been the way in Washington. There's a saying that when Democrats win, they're in power. When Republicans win, they're in office.)

Thus did the Democrats scheme and prepare to resume power after the 2016 elections. Then a colossus bestrode American politics, and his name was and is Donald John Trump. And even before winning the election and entering the White House he began exerting power. The Left ran screaming before him and immediately began preparing to gain a beachhead in the recent mid-terms, in which they won the House but failed to capture the Senate. 

But the House they now have. And notice they are NOT bitching about only having "one half of one third" of the government. No, they are actively using every trick in the book to gain advantage anywhere and any way they can. 

BUT as usual (and even more so) they are overplaying their hand. Particularly the newer and more radical young members (such as idiot Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and those idiot Moslems who letting them into Congress is like voting for refugee National Socialists during WWII) are going nuts, with the likes of Maxine "I's Crayzee" Waters cheering them on. 

Now that we understand the situation, gentle readers, we will probably be able to post more often. Here at the Alexandria Daily Poop, we wait until we know what we are talking about before we open our yap.