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A paranoid, failing empire. nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #1
So true! nt caledesi May 2013 #41
The Forbidden City LuvNewcastle May 2013 #2
In October I visited. And stayed 3 days. Need to go back and stay for another 5. So much to do. graham4anything May 2013 #3
No one is whining, Graham. Cooley Hurd May 2013 #6
Ben Franklin "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". graham4anything May 2013 #8
I seriously doubt Franklin meant "lock down everything in fear" with that quote. Cooley Hurd May 2013 #11
Walk softly and carry a big stick- Teddy Roosevelt. graham4anything May 2013 #16
I'm due beer money for this experience corkhead May 2013 #17
Bwah Recursion May 2013 #29
He also said something about those willing to give up essential liberties for temporary safety. hobbit709 May 2013 #18
No one remembers a plane being shot down on 9-11, because that didn't happen. Thor_MN May 2013 #43
I believe Graham is being sarcastic. He is emulating Third Way Manny but just isnt telling us. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #30
Hey, I lived in Alexandria for 5 years ... ah, the good times! nt caledesi May 2013 #42
The Birchmere! graham4anything May 2013 #44
No, the Senate, House and White House are frightened - not us. KentuckyWoman May 2013 #4
Buy a Congressman or Cabinet member. They'll let you in for the price of admission. leveymg May 2013 #5
I wrote Senator Gillibrand's office for Senate Gallery tickets... Cooley Hurd May 2013 #7
now, you know what, in thinking about it- graham4anything May 2013 #15
That's not true. In the '90s no reservations at the Capitol - walk in and wait in line for a seat. leveymg May 2013 #25
In 1982, I was (16 years old) with a group of people in the corridor outside of the Senate... Cooley Hurd May 2013 #32
Maybe that was to get to the offices and not the floor.Been a while. graham4anything May 2013 #33
There was a table down the hall that gave you a cine style ticket for admission. First come-first leveymg May 2013 #35
Hersheypark=The US Capitol? Cooley Hurd May 2013 #46
There was a shooting at the U.S. Capitol in 1998. CBHagman May 2013 #9
In 1996, we walked thru metal detectors before entering the Rotunda... Cooley Hurd May 2013 #12
He just shot the guard and walked through Recursion May 2013 #21
I guess so, but maybe bullet-proof vests might've been more in line? Cooley Hurd May 2013 #22
I worked in the Capitol in '93; it wasn't exactly laissez faire back then either Recursion May 2013 #23
I really LIKED the Visitor's Center! Cooley Hurd May 2013 #24
Well, the *real* fun part of DC is several blocks north Recursion May 2013 #27
Believe it or not, another place I made a beeline to was A Mitchell Palmer's old house... Cooley Hurd May 2013 #34
I used to work right near there Recursion May 2013 #36
I just LOVE DC! That's why I was so sad to see so much locked down. Cooley Hurd May 2013 #39
In 1999, my uncle worked for out Representive Drale May 2013 #10
When I first got to DC in '87, I used to drive around DC and even right in front of the White House MrScorpio May 2013 #13
That's the thing... even in Wartime Washington did things get this weird. Cooley Hurd May 2013 #19
I recall rubbing elbows with Muskie and McGovern... MinM May 2013 #14
I bumped into both of them when I was working in DC in the 90s. leveymg May 2013 #31
PA Ave was closed when that jackass flew a plane into the white house lawn Recursion May 2013 #20
To vehicular traffic, but not to pedestrians... Cooley Hurd May 2013 #26
Oh, sorry, I misread that. Was Lafayette Park open? Recursion May 2013 #28
I believe Lafayette park was also closed. Cooley Hurd May 2013 #37
In 1996, people used to queue up along that wall by the mile zero marker n2doc May 2013 #38
It saddens me so to see my beloved Carolina May 2013 #40
I mirror you sadness... Cooley Hurd May 2013 #45
Yes, that bastard Carolina May 2013 #47
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