-By Warner Todd Huston
Some of you are aware that I was in Washington D.C. on swear-in day for the 112th Congress. I spent Jan 5 running around to many Congressional Offices leaving info on the desks of congressional staffers and having meetings with folks in government.
But one thing is sure. Trying to get something done on swear-in day is almost impossible. With the hundreds of extra visitors, family members, media and tourists there to see their favorite member of Congress being sworn in, The Hill is a madhouse.
I met quite a few politicians, bloggers, and newsmen, of course. It was hectic enough that I did not get many photos, but here are the few I took of those I met:
The White House was 2 blocks from my hotel
Congressman Mike Pence of Indiana
Newly elected Congressman Scott Rigell of Virginia
… and for those interested, that is a vintage 1940s Stetson Whippet fedora I am wearing there.
Thanks Erik Telford of AFP for his hospitality.
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“The only end of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.”
–Samuel Johnson
Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer. He has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and before that he wrote articles on U.S. history for several small American magazines. His political columns are featured on many websites such as Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com, BigHollywood.com, and BigJournalism.com, as well as RightWingNews.com, RightPundits.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, AmericanDaily.com, among many, many others. Mr. Huston is also endlessly amused that one of his articles formed the basis of an article in Germany’s Der Spiegel Magazine in 2008.
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