The Pitiful Whimper of 2014
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 3rd, 2014 12:08 am by HL
The Pitiful Whimper of 2014
Frank Bruni, New York Times
On Eve of Election, Obama Image Hits All Time Low
Scott Clement, WaPo
Repair Time For (& Under) Capitol Dome
Salena Zito, Pitt Tribune-Review
WASHINGTON – Construction scaffolding surrounds the U.S. Capitol dome like a metal honeycomb. Yet this iconic symbol of freedom, built to host the men and women who enact America’s laws, still gleams beautifully on a cloudless fall day.Unseen by the naked eye, thousands of tiny cracks have weakened the more than 150-year-old cast-iron structure; time, stress and weather have taken a toll on its exterior as well as its interior, where a canopy drapes over the frescos inside the Rotunda.For nearly 10 years, a deep distrust of anything associated with the men and women who govern here has built…