It was a funny line from a Mel Brooks movie, yes. However, in the world of Washington, DC, that statement is far from true. Which brings me to the topic of my ID badge that I received today. I briefly had a flashback to the GHP name tags, and the "bend and swipe" before learning that a) I didn't have to wear it around my neck, and b) I only needed to put it on when going through security. The power of the badge is tremendous though. . . or so it seems. Well, not really, but it is kinda awesome being able to simply blow past signs that say "Authorized Personnel Only Beyond This Point."
My big adventure of the day was a delivery to the House Democratic Cloakroom. No, I was not privileged enough to enter the room, or even see inside, but I did get to go there, which was somewhat cool for a day 3 intern. I did a wonderful job getting lost along the way, but I now will know exactly what to do in the future. There was some action in the House today, but still fairly slow. I'm getting some more training tomorrow, and that should start to keep me busier.
Not much more news. I tried a place called "We The Pizza" for dinner, near the corner of Pennsylvania and 3rd Street SE. If you're ever looking for good pizza, that's not too expensive (by DC standards) I recommend it. Good luck to those digging out of snow in Georgia. We received about an inch of snow, which was enough to make the sidewalks icy (if people didn't follow the directions to ice them), but the ones around the Capitol were clear. For those starting back to classes tomorrow: enjoy your week, which will be shorter than this weekend.
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