Celebrity sightings

Or at least, what passes for celebrities in DC.

1) The big one was Iraq's prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Well, to be honest, I didn't really see him, per se. What I did see is a hell of a lotta of security. He was coming to speak to the black helicopter people, who are in my building, after work last night. They shut down the lobby, the back half of the building, and had all of P Street between 17th and 18th Street crawling with cops, patrol cars, paddy wagons, Secret Service, and god knows what else. It was insane. Even when Laura Bush came to speak a few months ago, the security wasn't anywhere near as tight.

2) Some sort of Congressman at Rosemary's Thyme. I sort of recognized him, but the clincher was the little member of Congress pin he had on his lapel that they all have to wear. This sighting was particularly galling because I'm fairly certain he just walked up and didn't have to join the masses milling around out front, hoping that we could get seated in time to take advantage of their awesome happy hour (nice outdoor patio and half-price wine - what more can you ask for?). I mean, I'm all about public servants not screwing the American taxpayer by pissing money away, but surely a member of Congress can afford to pay full-price for a bottle of wine. As it turned out, we got seated at 7:31, or one minute after the happy hour ended. Rats.

3) Wolf Blitzer outside Chloe in Adams-Morgan. He is just as cute and huggable in person as he is on TV. Just a wee little guy!