A stone’s throw away from that national landmark, all I have to report is that within 10 minutes of being in DC this beautiful Saturday, George Clooney got in my way (it wasn’t his fault, it was his adoring fans, of which there were a few) and I listened to an explanation of how bad a governor Mitt Romney has been for reducing (!) taxes (not from Clooney…though I’m sure if I engaged him on the topic…).

The good news: the tax talk did not come from a Republican in Congress.