Today the Post’s Mary Beth Sheridan writes that the effort to grant District residents even a modicum of voting representation isn’t waiting for better talking points — it’s waiting for better politicians. According to the article, the fight for District voting rights may get its biggest boost in 2009 if a Democrat is elected president and if the Democratic Party can increase its numbers in the U.S. Senate.Despite the Senate setback, the latest effort is…

Although 192 protesters were arrested Saturday during the March to End the War and competing counter-protest by the Gathering of Eagles, by most measures turnout was low. The Post’s Marc Fisher notes in his column that the small numbers of people who marched over the weekend is more a measure of a lack of enthusiasm for protesting in this country, rather than a lack of strong feelings against the war — just visit any popular…

Of course we’d be remiss if we didn’t spend a little quality time with that polling data on voting rights the Washington Post was kind enough to dig up for all of us, along with the story Mary Beth Sheridan and Jon Cohen put together to go along with it. You’ve probably read it by now, but just in case you didn’t: A sizable majority of Americans think the District should have a full voting…

Good morning, D.C. We’re all still recovering from yesterday’s lively debate on the House floor on the D.C. Voting Rights Act, which as you already know was successfully stalled by Republicans when they attempted to attach language repealing the District’s handgun ban to the bill. This morning tireless WaPo voting rights correspondent Mary Beth Sheridan brings us a full account, with word that “The bill’s supporters said they hope to return the D.C. vote legislation…

It may be cold and rainy, but there’s still plenty of reasons to smile on this fine Friday morning. Maryland and Georgetown won, VCU triumphed over Duke in one of those only-in-March exciting final two minutes, and … oooh, right. Sorry about that GWU. Ouch. How are your brackets doing this morning, Washington? More of course will be coming later from our crack team of sportsologists. Voting Rights That Much Closer: DCist already reported on…