Statue of George Washington

July 4, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: American History, History, Photography 

A statue of George Washington in the National Museum of American History. Done in the classic Greek style, it’s tending toward the ‘deification’ that Washington was never comfortable with.

Originally posted at Slices of Life blog.

Attorney General ignores the Constitution

April 1, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Politics 

The Washington Post reports that US Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr is ignoring an unpublished opinion written by Justice Department lawyers earlier this year that the federal District of Columbia voting rights bill pending in Congress is unconstitutional.

Color me not surprised at Holder’s actions.