Excitement With A Capitol E

Leading off today with some recognition for my boss.  Bi-partisan respect is perhaps the most meaningful kind on Capitol Hill, and Representative John Lewis clearly commands that type of respect.

More along the trivial lines, the pictures I promised yesterday have been uploaded.  Basically, the Internet is so slow that the only good time to upload the pictures is when I sleep, so most will probably be posted around 7:00 in the morning.

Anyway, today was our tour of the US Capitol.  I have a few more pictures, but photography is prohibited in the House and Senate Chambers.  Our tour came courtesy of a staffer and Washington Semester Program (henceforth called WSP) alum in the Office of Congressman John Barrow.  His district briefly included the University of Georgia, before running from Savannah to Augusta as it does today.  This allowed our group the treat of sitting in the House Gallery for a brief period of time.  We witnessed the voting on H.R. 22, which was a procedural motion that passed by a wide majority.

Our tour also consisted of viewing the old Senate and House Chambers as well as the old Supreme Court.  I do have some pictures of these that I'll post tonight.  Our lunch was at the House Cafeteria, which had good food at relatively low prices.  The selection was also fantastic, right up with what one might find at Snelling.

I would highly recommend taking a tour of the Capitol if you're ever in DC.  The building itself sponsors tours, and many offices seem willing to give tours to constituents.  If you decide to take me up on this recommendation, I would also recommend keeping metallic objects to a minimum on that day.  I believe we went through three different metal detectors on our way to the House Gallery.  The one good piece of news, is that by then end of the semester, I will be proficient at taking my belt off to get through those machines.