Tag Archives: Washington DC

Traffic Laws Merely Suggestions

BY MICHAEL S. JOHNSON

“Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.” –David Letterman

The same could be said for Washington, DC. Do you ever get the feeling that some people are deluded into believing traffic laws weren’t meant for them?

Take bicyclists, for example. Rarely do their bikes have lights, reflectors, fenders or license plates. They don’t have to signal turns or wear helmets. They zip through stop signs and red lights, ride the wrong way down one-way streets and swear at you if you get in their way. They hold up traffic, dart Continue reading →

Inauguration Day

BY RICH GALEN
Reprinted from Mullings.com

For foreigners, the only thing nuttier than watching the way we elect our Presidents is watching the way we inaugurate them.

For a nation that wears its egalitarianism not just as a badge of honor, but (as we saw this past November) almost as a requirement for office, the pomp and circumstance involved in a modern U.S. Presidential inauguration would have moved Louis XIV to modesty.

Both parties face the same issue: Looking for the balance between demonstrating a public outpouring of interest, if not affection, for the person preparing to take the oath of office without giving your political opponents any more ammunition than necessary. Continue reading →

Goodnight Irene

BY RICH GALEN

Reprinted from Mullings.com

Just went through a 5.9 earthquake. We who live along the Potomac River are on flood watch. The Libyans can’t find Moammar Gaddhafi and, more importantly, don’t have any idea how to run the country even if they do. And, Hurricane Irene is taking dead aim at the Eastern coast of the United States.

I tweeted yesterday: Alexandria VA: Earthquake, Potomac flooding, now a hurricane? Not going to the Safeway for milk & bread. I’m looking for Mezuzahs.

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