I can't believe it, but yeah, it's already nearing the end of my second week here at work. I hate to say this, but keeping up with the blog is harder than I thought it would be. I promised myself I'd be on top of it at all times, keeping a virtual journal of my day to day activities. But that hasn't entirely been the case. But today I'll update to make up for the lack of posting this week. To be honest, it's been an off week for me. Our whole house is under the weather, which is unusual for early July. I've had a cold I can't quite fight off, and somehow nine hours of sleep hasn't been cutting it for me. I know, it's embarrassing. But it's true! Hopefully, a weekend filled with soccer and nothing to do besides celebrate US independence will rejuvenate me.
Besides feeling sick, this week has been pretty eventful. You'll see bits about the Congressional Baseball game in an upcoming post. I wrote a piece- for which I plagiarized from this here blog- for an Armenian newspaper called Asbarez, to talk about my time here thus far. So stay tuned for more about that.
I guess the one thing I want to write about today is Politicians. Prior to coming to DC, important political figures were always a bit like mythical creatures to me. They made legislative decisions, they campaigned, they reached out to the masses, etc...but they never seemed entirely real. They always appeared to be perfect cutouts of what social convention wants them to be. (To name a few examples, think about the following: perfect suits, pearls, striped ties, and chiseled A-line bobs). In the past few days, I realized that they don't just appear that way, but they are, in fact, perfect cutouts of what social convention wants them to be. This week, I brushed shoulders with the one and only Ron Paul, shook hands with Steny Hoyer, and chatted with a few other key representatives. Not to mention, I saw Speaker Pelosi, in all her greatness, touch up her lipstick a few feet away from me. After all this, I can truly say that they are fantastically charming individuals. Their beaming smiles, their quintessential high fives, their occasional thumbs up, their winks and nods...I could go on and on about how they make the person standing immediately in front of them feel incredible to be there. I mean, it only makes sense, they were elected into public office for a reason. I suppose I had underestimated just how good they were at making people feel important. But with so many politicians being so good at their jobs, it really makes me wonder. How many of them actually give a damn?
pelosi was touching up her lipstick? you can't ever really tell she's even wearing any on cspan....you know i think they do give a damn. every single one of them. it's just what the heck they give a damn about is the real question. If you see ms. boxer anytime soon, tell her mr. dev says wusup
ReplyDeleteHow many of them actually give a damn? - it is a Rhetoric question with no precise answer.
ReplyDeleteI would guess - just a few of them, if any. Unfortunately, the charismatic leaders, talented and honest, who are willing to dedicate themselves to the society are very rare.