Pouring rain and stifling heat did not stop people from waiting in hours-long lines to see McCain’s casket in the rotunda.

The past week in Washington has been dominated by on story: Baseball. The fate of the Washington Nationals, now endangered by D.C. Council Chairman Linda Cropp, is now in doubt as the intersection of corporate money, an angry electorate, and politicians looking after their legacies became a perfect train wreck of ambition. What can we say that hasn’t already been said about baseball in D.C.? So, we’ll sum up by simply saying “Baseball, yadda, blah…