Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.

And now we turn back to the most important issue in these trying times: just when in the hell is the District going to be getting its spots in Statuary Hall? The District already has the statues — of Pierre L’Enfant and Frederick Douglass — ready and waiting to take their rightful place among the U.S. Capitol’s collection of the prominent citizens. D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has been trying for years to get the Congress to give us the thumbs up to move the statues from their current location in Judiciary Square to the hallowed hall, so that tourists may tremble in the wake of our superior city planning and oratorical tradition!

But If you’ll recall, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) wasn’t so fond of the idea — in July, Lungren amended the proposed legislation so that D.C. would only get one statue in the Hall, which would present the District with the incredibly awkward choice of picking which person best represents the city. (D.C. residents voted to immortalize L’Enfant and Douglass in 2006.) Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA) came to the rescue, temporarily fighting off the attempt — but D.C. Wire reports today that the bill has reverted back to its one-statue form and may be taken up by the House this week.