Clarity from Foggy Bottom
Probably unintentional, but we’ll take what we can get:
So I filled out the official form swearing that no, the post office never delivered my passport to me; no, I’m not lying when I say that; yes, I understand it’s illegal to have two valid passports at once; and yes, I promise I’ll return the first one if I find it.
This all happened in the little passport office attached to my nearby post office. The passport guy, after making sure my forms were correct, assured me, “They’ll have it out for you tomorrow! Don’t worry, you’ll be able to go on your vacation!”
“I’m not worried about the state department mailing out my passport in time,” I told him. “I’m worried about the mailman delivering it when they do.”
“Don’t worry,” he assured me again. “It’ll be sent Fed Ex.”
Who knew there was this much common sense at the Department of State?
McGehee »
11 July 2009 · 1:55 pm
<partisan snark> Must be a holdover from the Condi days. </partisan snark>
Closet Atheist »
11 July 2009 · 2:10 pm
Don’t be so sure about Fed Ex:
http://www.justanswer.com/questions/168o7-sent-passport-visa-agency-via
“I sent my passport to a visa agency via Fedex w/ required signature. I paid $25 for return shipping and they shipped it back without required signature. Fedex left it on my doorstep and somebody stole it.”
EXACTLY what I would expect out of Condi & Co.: delivery of Important Official Documents by the lowest bidder. And there’s nothing partisan about that.
McGehee »
11 July 2009 · 4:40 pm
It can be stolen from a mailbox too — and that may even be what happened to Jennifer.