DCist recently saw “The Manchurian Candidate” and saw some startling similarities to Washington in the movie and Washington in reality. First off, our recent terror warning with checkpoints leading to Capitol Hill seems to fit in with the theme of the movie.

But one thing was definitely off. The reception/lobbying schmoozefest/fundraiser at the U.S. Botanic Garden at the foot of Capitol Hill seems to not jibe with Senate rules. In the movie, Sen. Eleanor Prentiss Shaw of Virginia, her son, Rep. Raymond Shaw of New York, along with some military types and lobbyists are all conversing in the greenhouse of what appears to be the Botanic Garden at First Street and Independence Avenue SW. But any student of Senate ethics would know that such a gathering would be looked down upon as the greenhouse is technically Congressional property.

For a better view of the Capitol Dome on private property for fundraising, DCist suggests the roof of 101 Constitution Ave. NW, home of Van Scoyoc & Associates and Charlie Palmer Steak.