Colbert I. King, in his Washington Post column, responds to Rush Limbaugh’s most recent anti-Obama tirade, calling his vitriolic attacks an example of the mindset that stands in the way of saving the country. “So for Colbert King to say, ‘Rush Limbaugh, his biggest concern was Republicans should do nothing to help Obama.’ Damn right. Damn…

Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King tackles the issue of questionable campaign contributions by an at-large member of the D.C. Council. On Sept. 20, 1994, Dynamic Energy Resources, Inc., an Oklahoma natural gas company owned by Nora T. Lum and her husband, Gene K.H. Lum, gave a $5,000 check to an officer of the company.…

Colbert I. King, in his Washington Post column, argues that the luxurious Martha’s Vineyard is the last place President Barack Obama should find himself when millions of Americans are unemployed and the nation’s economic future hangs in the balance. Is there anyone in the White House with nerve enough to tell Barack Obama that Martha’s…

Colbert I. King writes in his Washington Post opinion column that a possible investigation into the D.C. Council’s award of the city’s $38 million lottery contract could unveil a cloak of secrecy surrounding online gambling and a host of other issues. “We don’t discuss ongoing investigations,” D.C. Inspector General Charles J. Willoughby told me this…

Colbert I. King writes in his Washington Post opinion column that the memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. is testament to the strength of his will. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech did not spark an “aha” moment, causing the South to repudiate segregation in all its ugly forms. Neither did the…

Colbert I. King writes in his Washington Post column that it is unknown where Sulaimon Brown’s accusations involving payments and a job promise by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s administration will lead. But one thing for certain, he writes, is that Brown is crazy like a fox. I had never met or heard of Sulaimon Brown…

Colbert I. King writes in his Washington Post column that Republican presidential candidates, most notably Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, have nothing on politicians in the District of Columbia when it comes to making a mockery of campaign-finance law.  The mockery of campaign finance laws evident in fundraising and spending among the Republican presidential candidates,…

For those who think marijuana and prescription pills are a parent’s biggest worry, Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King says there’s a new legal drug of choice. Called K2 or “Kush,” the drug has a risk of “anxiety attacks, convulsions, fast heart rates and raised blood pressure” and can be purchased at your local gas…