Tuesday, June 15, 2010  The Uniform Here in Washington  Our
hotel and the location of our conference are both in very close
proximity to the Capitol South metro stop as well as both House
Office Buildings, where the 435 members of the House of
Representatives have their offices. I can tell whenever a
train's just stopped at the Metro station, as a swarm of people
come up from underground in true Eloi fashion. **see below  Ah,
fashion.  There's a definite uniform, especially for men, here
in DC. Dark suit, light shirt, flashy tie. You might think,
that's the uniform everywhere, Darren, but it's not. Anyone
who's not a tourist is wearing it here. I can walk down the
streets of Sacramento and see plenty of men wearing suits, but
it's not like this.  There are a lot of young guys here. Pages,
interns, congressional staffers. All of them wear exactly the
same clothing. It's more than a little Children Of The Corn to
see these teenage boys attired so. Some may think they look good
dressed that way. To me it looks l