Speakeasy By Patrick Gavin November 24, 2008 5:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint “I‘m a congenial optimist. …. [Otherwise, I] would’ve gone to my old place in West Virginia and blown my brains out a long time ago.” –Heritage Foundation President Ed Feulner, in a conference call with conservative bloggers on Tuesday TagsPatrick W. Gavin Related Content News Duffy predicts ‘worse’ wait times will increase shutdown pressure on Democrats World Pahlavi pleads with Trump to back off threat against Iran’s power plants Travel Flight attendants union trashes Trump’s ICE airport ploy Entertainment Britt backs Kennedy’s No Shutdown Paychecks to Politicians Act amid DHS shutdown World Cuban military ‘preparing’ for US aggression, deputy foreign minister says