Multi-time White House hopeful, brother to statesmen John and Robert Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy died last night after a lengthy period of poor health. Certainly a polarizing figure in his personal as well as political life, the senator was personally known to be generous and capable of compromise. Condolences to his family.
Category Archives: congress
3D Capitol inauguration platform
Google has a great 3D model of the inauguration platform attached to the Capitol. At 7 MB, It’s a somewhat large file and requires Google Earth to view, but even if you don’t download it, taking a look at Washington DC in Google Earth with buildings turned on is an interesting exercise. Several buildings and a number of monuments in the vicinity of the White House have been modeled in surprising detail.
Capitol Visitor Center
The new Capitol Visitor Center opened the other day. I’m sure it’s very nice, but what do the think the White House could do with $625 million in renovation funding? Add on 625 more balconies? Give the press corps a cafeteria? The mind boggles.
Marine Corps Museum
The US Marine Corps Museum was dedicated today. This is a good model for a real museum of White House history (PowerPoint), I think. I sent a note to the architects asking if they knew of any such effort and including links.
My Congressional representative, Chris Chocola, was defeated on Tuesday and replaced by Joe Donnelly. He doesn’t take office until January, so I’ll plan on sending him my proposal in the next couple of months.
The Elliptical Saloon 