It appears as if at least one employee at the headquarters of the U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland is having trouble staying awake on the job.

Municipal budget negotiations are notoriously stodgy affairs, so we can appreciate that there’s at least one member of the Council who is at least able to lend some levity to the proceedings. Cue Mary Cheh!

“It’s always about people.” So goes one of the more famous quotations attributed to nonviolent activist Cesar Chavez. Of course, we’re relatively certain that Mr. Chavez didn’t have parents of children at a Washington charter school which bears his name when he made that enlightened statement.