That silver Jaguar with the jack under it outside the Wilson Building belongs to none other than our mayor-for-life. It’s hardly the first of Marion Barry’s auto woes.

Shortly after today’s mayoral press conference at the Wilson Building, local reporters were treated to quite the scene — Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) making an illegal turn on Pennsylvania Avenue in a car whose rear bumper was hanging on by what seemed like a single screw.